“help” repay the “help” for a fight that really only existed in Europe. The French Indian War was a subsidiary conflict to the 7 Years War in Europe.
Britain then chose to squeeze extra taxes from the colonies, who didn’t get a voice in parliament to protest forced participation in the conflict in the first place. Then remember that the British answer to the unrest was to HOUSE SOLDIERS IN THEIR HOMES. Imagine if Trump or some other authoritarian leader today responded to mass civil unrest by couch surfing soldiers through everyone’s houses. Very easy to imagine a revolution then.
The American Revolution happened because colonizers didn’t want to help repay Britain for its help in the French Indian War.
“help” repay the “help” for a fight that really only existed in Europe. The French Indian War was a subsidiary conflict to the 7 Years War in Europe.
Britain then chose to squeeze extra taxes from the colonies, who didn’t get a voice in parliament to protest forced participation in the conflict in the first place. Then remember that the British answer to the unrest was to HOUSE SOLDIERS IN THEIR HOMES. Imagine if Trump or some other authoritarian leader today responded to mass civil unrest by couch surfing soldiers through everyone’s houses. Very easy to imagine a revolution then.