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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. -
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 -
"hands off approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves. -
The British sent soldiers who were to be quartered in housing for the British troops. -
The Stamp Act was a tax on paper goods. -
A new duty or tax was placed on tea, lead, paint, paper, and glass -
British soldiers shot an unarmed crowd of protesters ,killing 5 people and injuring 6 -
Protesters dumped gallons of tea into the Boston Harbor because they were angry -
The port of Boston was closed off until the colonists paid for the tea they destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.