British Rule Leads to Conflict The American Colonist were very proud of their contribution to the French & Indian War and expected England to be grateful for their help, the King of England responded by raising taxes on Americans for the cost of helping during the war Ties between America and England had been slowly growing apart, by 1763 most colonists did not refer to themselves as British any more England defended the new taxes as a way to help England out of debt from the war, sensing a new tension British soldiers called Redcoats were left in the American Colonies after the war, neither side wanted trouble but Parliament insisted that the colonies pay for the war
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