colonists felt violated and angered. The king kept enforcing more regulations on the

colonists, tightening their freedom. This soon turned into boycotts and different

rebellions against the king. When the king refused to cooperate or respond, war was all

that was left.

From the beginning of British settlement in America, the colonists had largely

governed and taxed themselves. Following 1763, the relationship of the British and the

American colonists weakened. The year 1763 marked the end of the seven-year war

between England and France. This war was fought in many places around the world as

France an England battled for control of valuable colonies.

Britain emerged victoriously from the war but in serious debt. The English

Parliament believed the colonists should help to pay for the costs of the

war.(Document1)The Parliament in London began to...