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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.
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Beginning in 1763 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.
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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.
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The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767. These laws taxed imported goods like glass, paint, paper, and tea that the colonies bought from Britain. -
stamp act was the first direct tax on American colonists, requiring a tax stamp on all paper goods, including legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, and pamphlets. -
The Quartering Act was a law made by the British government that required American colonists to give British soldiers a place to stay. -
The Boston Massacre was a violent fight that happened on March 5, 1770, in Boston. British soldiers were standing in the streets because they were there to enforce new taxes