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One of the causes of the French and India War was Mercantilism because France and Britian were fighting over territory. An effect is that Americans want their own government and commanders.
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event: argued for "Taxation Without Representation"
effect: Americans were angry and led to conflicts between US and Great Britian
cause: British government increased the taxation's on Americans -
event:Taxation without Representation
cause:Great Britian wanted to tax the Americans to help with the French and Indian War,
effect:introduction of colonial boycotts of British imported goods which led to the eventual repealing of the tax by British Parliament -
event:passed by the Parliament of Great Britain, which granted the East India Company a monopoly on tea distribution in the American colonies
cause:The colonists were required to pay a tax on this tea because of the Townshend Acts
effect:boarded three ships full of tea sent by the East India Company and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor -
event: eventually put Great Britian into debt
cause: high and severe taxes passed by Great Britian made the colonials very angry
effect: called for the organization of militias and the printing of paper money and formed the Continental Army to be prepared for war with Britain.
