DBQ: Relationship Between Britain And American Colonies

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Will Presgraves Kim- Block 3 DBQ Britain and their American colonies had a friendly relationship towards each other during the 17th century and early 18th century. Salutary neglect was set in place for the colonies by Britain. Most laws, like the Navigation Acts, were not greatly enforced because of it. The colonies appreciated the minimal restrictions by Britain. From the results of the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, salutary neglect was no longer permitted and the colonies did not have much freedom (Doc. F). The French and Indian War (1754-1763) altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies through a gain in territory, Britain’s debt from the war, and an increase in taxes. …show more content…

George Washington asked the French to leave the Ohio valley. When George Washington was captured and forced to surrender, the French and Indian War started. Washington fights in the war to show his loyalty to the British government. This is when George Washington’s colonial leadership emerged (Doc. C). After the French and Indian War, the English gained a tremendous amount of territory from the French. This gain in land was not all that good for Britain. Although only the British and Spanish had colonial power in North America and the French were no longer a threat in North America, Britain had much more responsibilities and the westward expansion led to an increase of tensions with Native Americans (Doc. A). With all the settlers moving westward, the Indian’s way of life was being jeopardized. The Native Americans did not think their earlier land treaties with the settlers were fair. That caused the Iroquois to now protect their land from the settlers. This caused more tension between the Iroquois and the British colonies (Doc.

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