relations between the british and their colonies
...fused to give money for the war. They felt that they were unable to defend themselves. The colonists, on the other hand, were very proud of their war effort. The colonists thought that they did very well in helping with the defeat and they were proud. They did, however, have a very low opinion of the British troops. The Indians were also mad at the British for settling on their land. There were many attacks by the Indians, including Pontiac's rebellion. Because of these attacks, the British issued the Proclamation of 1763 which said that the colonists could not settle West of the Appalachian Mountains. The Proclamation furiated the colonists, and they ignored it and settled anyway. The economic problems after the war were caused by things like The Sugar Act, Quartering Act and the Stamp Act. Also, the British made the colonists pay heavy taxes to the British government to pay for the war. The Sugar Act placed taxes on incoming sugar. It was to raise money and to try and decrease smuggling. The Quartering Act said that colonists had to provde food and a place to live for the troops in America; the colonists did not feel that this was their duty. The Stamp Act said that stamps had to be put on all things such as newspapers, legal documents and most everything else that was printed. It was repealed later on because of protest. Some of the Political problems between the British and the colonists were, of course, the Acts placed on the colonists. Also, the colonists felt that if they had to pay taxes to the government, then th...