Before American Revolution

French and Indian War

This war was also known as the Seven Year War, because it lasted 7 years (1756 to 1763) . It was fought between the French allied with the Indians against the English. The war spread to the Indies (in Asia) and Africa where the English colonists has settlled colonies. On the years 1756 to 1757 the French had the upperhand and they had destroyed the British forts. But by the years 1758 to 1579 the upperhand shifted in favor of England, while the Indians abandoned the French leaving them more vulnerable. It is to be taken into consideration that the indian population had been drastically decreasing since the arrival of the Europeans into America, so with the war the indian population continued decreasing and these was one of the factors which contributed to disencourage the indians to fight with the French.

On 1759 the British took power over French colony of Quebec in Canada, and in 1760 the British did the same with Montreal. With all this conquests, the French were forced to surrender. This was when the Treaty of Paris of 1763 was written, which gave the British a vast territory of land in America. This land was obviously a giant treasure for the English, but it eventually brought much trouble. If these war hadnt been fought, then probably their wouldnt have been a United States of America today. This war was practically the one which started the chain of events that would lead to the increase of England´s debt, levying of taxes, Taxation Without Representation, Boston Tea Party, and much more events that started the American Revolution.

British Government is a Model

For long the colonists had been mostly independent from the Parliament in England. Even so, when they settled the colonies the British form of government was a model for their settlements. Two powers predominated, which were the executive and the legislative. Most colonies, except Pennsylvania had two houses of legislation. These were the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Most colonies also had an elected assembly and a council of prominent citizens. This went on for much time, until the Parliament began paying attention to the colonies and believe that they virtually represented every British person (so the colonists were included) so they wanted colonists to obey British laws.
That was when the problem started. Parliament wanted to impose taxes, and the colonists didnt elect or vote for any members of the British Parliament.