Table of Contents
- 1 How did the American colonists react to British policies?
- 2 How did colonists react to British economic policies following the French and Indian War?
- 3 What impact did the French and Indian War have on the British and their American colonies?
- 4 Why did the British soldiers fire on the colonists?
- 5 How did the French and Indian War affect the economy?
- 6 What were three results of the French and Indian War?
How did the American colonists react to British policies?
How did the colonists react to the new British policies? Colonists were angered by the policies. They thought that these laws violated their rights. They also thought that only colonial governments had the right to enforce taxes.
How did colonists react to British economic policies following the French and Indian War?
Salutary Neglect in addition to the British economic policies following the French and Indian War helped to cause the American Revolution. It reduced the tax on imported sugar but led to stricter enforcement of the law. Colonist organized protest and the Act was repealed.
How did the colonists react to the French and Indian War?
Britain also needed money to pay for its war debts. The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. They decided to require several kinds of taxes from the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War. The colonists started to resist by boycotting, or not buying, British goods.
What impact did the French and Indian War have on the British and their American colonies?
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.
Why did the British soldiers fire on the colonists?
The incident was the climax of growing unrest in Boston, fueled by colonists’ opposition to a series of acts passed by the British Parliament. As the mob insulted and threatened them, the soldiers fired their muskets, killing five colonists.
Why did British soldiers compete for jobs with colonists?
They feared that elites from other nations would not want to trade with them. They worried that slaves would side with Britain against the colonies.
How did the French and Indian War affect the economy?
An economic effect of the French and Indian War on American colonists was that many colonists gained wealth from food and supplies sold to the British army. many farmers lost money when the military raided their crop stores. many colonists gained greater wealth as the British lowered taxes.
What were three results of the French and Indian War?
Give three results of the French and Indian War. France gave up all claim to all territory in the East. British retained control of Canada and also received Florida from Spain. To compensate Spain for their loss of Florida, France gave them Louisiana.
What happened to the soldiers who shot the colonists?
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. Six of the soldiers were acquitted; the other two were convicted of manslaughter and given reduced sentences.