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The Seven Years War.

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Q: What major event led the British government to actively seek ways to make the colonies bear part of the cost of empire?
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What type of government did America normally have?

From 1604 to 1776 the colonies were under the British empire and king.


What empire was located in the midst of the English colonies?

The British Empire was made up of all the British Colonies.


What major event led the Britain government actively to seek ways to make the colonies bear part of the coast of empire?

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What government did the Americans live under before 1776?

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Did the colonies benefit from the british empire?

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The thirteen colonies only trade with countries outside the british empire?

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