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Hands-off approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves. -
aka 7 Years War between France and England. In the colonies, it was called the French Indian War because the colonists fought with British soldiers against France the Indians who were on side of France. Because of the war, England had a massive war debt began to tax the people in the 13 colonies. -
Economic policy England followed when it came to the 13 colonies. England saw the colonies as a market for English goods wanted to get money (taxes) natural resources from the colonies. -
Britain's first tax on America, it required stamps on all paper products. Led to boycotts and eventual repeal in 1766 -
British law required the American legislature to house and supply British soldiers in 1765, but in 1774, the law got stricter, requiring colonists to house and feed soldiers.