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Position:Home>History> After the French Indian War did colonials begin to distrust England?Question: After the French Indian War did colonials begin to distrust England!? i have two different history books!.!.!.!.
one says: Americans at the end felt affection for Great Britain, and thoughts of independence would not have crossed their minds!. the other one says: England and the colonies began to distrust each other which one is right!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: we colonists thought that the British were basically smothering us in the years between the Revolution and the French and Indian War!. The Brits said we should pay for all of the war costs and we should pay for them to garrison troops!. We said that we had contributed enough and paid enough during the war and we didn't need British troops to protect us, we could do it ourselves!. It wasn't until the British started ignoring us and doing whatever they wanted that the distrust began!. Ben Franklin testified before Parliment in 1767 saying basically what I have stated aboveWww@QuestionHome@Com Both!. At first they felt they needed England for protection, but later on they began to distrust England after several new taxes were enacted!. The taxes were said to be payment for defending the colonies but were really because of wars in Europe!.Www@QuestionHome@Com aWww@QuestionHome@Com It really depends on your perspective!. But!.!. it is a little bit of both!.Www@QuestionHome@Com hello!. both are correct, not ALL colonists wished to leave England!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |