Why Did The French And Indian War Lead To Revolution

French and Indian War leads to Revolution
The French and Indian war was a conflict between the American colonists and French over the Ohio valley. The American colonists were allied with the British. The French were allied with the Native American tribes in the area. The war lasted for seven years and ended in a victory for the British. However, this caused many problems which ultimately led to the loss of the Thirteen Colonies.
The first biggest problem was War debt. Due to the fact Britain helped the Colonists win the war. They felt that the colonists should help pay off the debt. They imposed taxes on the Colonists. It was a terrible failure. It created uproar and many people protested and boycotted British goods. One of the biggest events was the Boston Tea Party, where a group of men from the Sons of Liberty boarded a merchant ship and threw all the tea into the ocean. This was to protest the new tax on tea. They were angry they were taxed without a say in the matter and many declared “No taxation without Representation”. Unfortunately, after the Boston Tea party a big new law known as the Intolerable Acts was put into place because the British were very angry at the damage caused at the event. They chose to punish all of

the people instead of just the people who caused the Boston Tea Party. This created a rift between the Colonists and the British.
The second problem that was created by the large debt was that Britain could not afford to go into another war so they created the Proclamation of 1763. This forbade the Colonists from going into the frontier in the west along the Appalachian mountains. The British feared if the Colonists were to keep heading west it would anger the Native Americans and cause another war that Britain would be unable to handle. Instead, the Colonists took it as a plan to keep them close to the eastern seaboard. This would make it easy for the British to control them. It also caused resentment for the colonists because their prize of the French and Indian War had been taken away, so they had fought for nothing. This greatly angered the colonists who wanted more land to start a new life.
The third reason that the French and Indian war led to the loss of the Thirteen Colonies for Britain was that the French carried a grudge against Britain.

The Thirteen Colonies knew that a direct war with Britain would end up as a loss for the Colonies who were just developing at the time. While Britain was the strongest country at the time. Britain had the advantage in technology and stronger and more numerous men. The Colonies knew this, however, the French, angry at the loss of the French and Indian war, would be able to help defeat Britain. Since the colonies knew that France would help them in a large war, they would not be fighting alone. This would greatly improve the change of the Colonies defeating Britain in a large scale

war.
All of these things greatly angered the colonists who decided to fight for their freedom. The taxing and Intolerable Acts were put on the people without their say in the matter. Their Prize of the French and Indian War was taken away. They also knew the French were also angry at Britain. All of these events together was the reason that The Colonies waged war and ultimately it led to the loss of the Thirteen Colonies for Britain.