Explain how the financial costs of the Seven Years' War influenced British policies towards the American colonies.
Instructor solution
The financial costs of the Seven Years' War left Britain with a substantial debt. To alleviate this burden, Britain implemented several revenue-generating policies directed at the American colonies, such as the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts. These measures aimed to have the colonies contribute to the costs of their own defense and the empire's debt, leading to increased colonial resentment and a growing sense of injustice and exploitation.
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Which of the following British policies was directly influenced by the financial costs of the Seven Years' War?
- A.
The Proclamation of 1763
- B.
The Navigation Acts
- C.
The Intolerable Acts
- D.
The Stamp Act
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