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"hands off approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves. -
aka 7 Years War between France and England. In the colonies, it was called the French Indian War because the colonists fought with British soldiers against France the Indians who were on side of France. Because of the war, England had a massive war debt began to tax the people in the 13 colonies. -
A tax was passed by the British on March 22, requiring colonists to pay for a stamp on paper goods, including legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards. -
British laws requiring American colonists to house and supply British troops -
Law passed by the British on imported glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea to raise revenue and pay for colonial defense. -
Seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of Bostonians, killing five, wounding another six, and angering an entire colony -
American colonists disguised as Mohawk warriors, by the Sons of Liberty, boarded three British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor -
Beginning in 1763 economic policy England followed when it came to the 13 colonies. England saw the colonies as a market for English goods wanted to get money (taxes) natural resources from the colonies.