How did the Seven Years War help start the American Revolution?

Answer 1

Following the French and Indian War (7 Years War in Europe) Great Britain's economy was in trouble. The cost of the war, both in Europe and America, added to the economic troubles facing Great Britain at that time. Increasing taxes in Great Britain was out of the question because taxes were already very high. The British were among the most heavily taxed citizens at the time. The Parliament and the British Prime Ministers felt that the American colonists should at least pay their share of the war. The British had defeated the French and the western lands and Canada were now open to expansion and settlement, without the fear of French attack. Thus, the Parliament of Great Britain began a series of taxation measures which the American colonists found objectionable. The argument by the colonists was that the Parliament could not levy internal taxes on the Americans because the colonists had no representation in Parliament. The Parliament countered that argument by claiming that the Parliament represented all British subjects, regardless of where they lived or if they elected members to Parliament. The economic crisis would lead to strained relations between the colonies and the Mother Country.

Answer 2

The French and Indian War in the American colonies trained many officers to be able to lead men in battle. One of the most important of these was George Washington who served as a British Lt. Colonel during the French and Indian War.

Answer 3

The taxes that caused most of the early acts of rebellion came about to pay for the war that protected English colonists and the soldiers that would have to be stationed to contiue to protect colonists.

Answer 4

They refused to help pay for Britain's war debt and they refused to follow the mandate on where they could settle or with whom they could trade.

Answer 5

During the Seven Years' War Britain losta lot of money, which led to people having to pay taxes. Which in the end led to the American Revolution