American History

Before the French and Indian War, which occurred from 1754 to 1763, British North America and New France were over North America. After the Treaty of Paris in 1763, France gave up its territorial claims in North America to Britain, so it had no longer control over its holdings except for two tiny islands in North America. As a result, the removal of the French forces brought several British reforms imposed.  The need of the American colonies protection from the British forces against French military threats ended. These colonies were established by 1733, along the Atlantic seaboard between French Canada and Spanish Florida.

In addition, the British government had a critical financial problem. The national debt increased from 75 million pounds to 133 million pounds by the end of the war. In need for funds, the British leaders imposed tax to the colonists, even if this might lead to political differences. The end of the war also paved the way for a thorough assessment of the imperial system. Moreover, some re-orientation of perspective and policies were quite fundamental to understand the British participation in leading to the American Revolution. The British Americans realized the threat of the British troops in their future of having liberty and their own representative government, they developed an independent spirit which revolted against the taxes and policies imposed by the British government, which eventually led to the American Revolution.