British Economic Policies Following the French and Indian War
The British was in great debt after the French and Indian War because they had to send supplies, and troops to the colonies to protect them. By the end of the war they had 10,000 troops in North America. Their debt was 140 million pounds. For the time period, that was quite a lot of money. The British felt that they had and were spending too much money to protect the colonies. Since they were in so much debt they started taxing the colonists with taxes such as the Stamp Act, the Townsend Acts (caused the Boston Massacre), and the Tea Act which then caused the Boston Tea Party which then caused Britain to pass the Intolerable Acts. They also passed the Proclamation of 1763 which prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to try and decrease the amount of violence between the colonists and the Indians that were settled in that area. They were also trying to decrease the amount of troops in North America with this Proclamation.
The British was in great debt after the French and Indian War because they had to send supplies, and troops to the colonies to protect them. By the end of the war they had 10,000 troops in North America. Their debt was 140 million pounds. For the time period, that was quite a lot of money. The British felt that they had and were spending too much money to protect the colonies. Since they were in so much debt they started taxing the colonists with taxes such as the Stamp Act, the Townsend Acts (caused the Boston Massacre), and the Tea Act which then caused the Boston Tea Party which then caused Britain to pass the Intolerable Acts. They also passed the Proclamation of 1763 which prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to try and decrease the amount of violence between the colonists and the Indians that were settled in that area. They were also trying to decrease the amount of troops in North America with this Proclamation.
The picture above is The Albany Plan of Union. It was created by Benjamin Franklin and it supports colonial unity. It is saying that the colonies need to join together or they will never be free from Britain's monarchy.
- "British Actions After the French Indian War." British Reaction to the French and Indian War. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2015.