What was the relationship between the french and indian war and the english colonial policies that led to the declaration of independence?

After the French and Indian War in which Britain was victorious a lot of problems emerged. Public debt increased and economical situation was really bad and government believed that the only way to improve situation was to introduced new taxes. Most of those taxes were introduced in colonies, which enraged the people who lived there as they already believed that they were deprived of their rights. Colonies started opposing this new levies, which eventually led to the war.

Explanation:

British government started imposing many new acts, among which the hardest ones were the Townshend's acts and Intolerable Acts. The taxation system was unacceptable for the colonies, which eventually led to war between Britain and colonies.

necessary and proper clause. the congress shall have power to all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the united states, or in any department or officer thereof.

superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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