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The colonies had developed a strong sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution. The
Pre-Revolutionary Period showed how the English colonies buckled down and united. They grew into one major entity which was not going to be taken for a fool, especially not by England.
When England engaged in the French and Indian War
(1754-1763), the colonies and their mother country joined together to fight the French. The colonies used popular images to entice people to join the war effort. The colonies wanted to move westward into what was then French territory.
When England won the war, the colonists were happy because now hey could move west. However, England drew a
Proclamation Line which made West of the Appalachians for the use of the Indians. England wanted to tighten their control over the colonies.
England wanted more authority over the colonies. They needed to pay off their debts so they saw the colonies as a personal bank for their use. The colonists felt united because they believed that they did good fighting for the
British. However, England was displeased with how the colonists had fought during the war. They continued to use their colony for their own gain.
England passed the stamp Act in 1765 as a way to get money from the colonies. This act placed a tax on stamps needed to make certain things official. The colonies reacted in united protests and riot...

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