Relations between Britain and its American colonies
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="series">series</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="France">France</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seventeen">seventeen</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="three">three</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="France">France</span>. <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="French">French</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="War">War</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seventeen">seventeen</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="legislatures">legislatures</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="parliaments">parliaments</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="legislatures">legislatures</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="had">had</span>.</p>
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