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The French and Indian War was a time when the Colonies and Britain fought together to defeat the French and their Indian allies, but who's to say that this war didn't cause conflict between the once friendly allies. The French and Indian War sparked the American Revolution by uniting the Colonies, building the case for conflict between the Colonies and Britain, and presenting the Colonial Militia with military experience. During the French and Indian War the colonists were forced, whether they liked it or not, to join forces and fight against a common enemy (the French). During the war the colonists began to realize that if they wanted to defeat anyone they would have to work together and cooperate, even if the man they were standing next to was a Protestant and they were a Catholic. By the end of the war 20,000 colonists had fought in the war, being that the colonists were once divided it was a giant leap into organization and maturity by showing that they could defeat an army by fighting together. In the midst of the war the colonists became conscience of the British's intentions for after the war. Because they had no representation in Parliament in England the colonists had no say on what taxes were going to be. The British began to tax the colonies on the troops that were being sent to the colonies. This angered the colonists and separated them further from England. When the war was over the colonist's militia received no recognition to the victory of the war, instead all credit was given to the British army. The triumph over the French led to a mass of land that was now owned by England. The colonists believe d that they were entitled at least some of the land because they had helped to win the war, but the British simply said no. This also enraged the colonists and lead them to move their anyways. Military experience was greatly gained by the colonies in the French and Indian War. The colonists learned that the British did not hold up well against guerilla style fighting. They also found out that the British weren't undefeatable, and they could be beaten. The colonists, while working with the British found many flaws and kinks in the British army that they otherwise wouldn't have seen, making it easy to form a plot against them. When General Edward Braddock lead his army of inexperienced soldiers into battle, the colonist saw that slow and heavy artillery was not the way to go. They were ambushed by the French who were using "Indian strategies" and easily slaughtered. This showed the colonists what kind of fighters the English were and how what would be needed to defeat them. During the French and Indian War, the colonies were given many reasons to be angry at the British, from taxes to terrible responses to new styles of fighting the British continually made reasons for the colonists to think ill-will of them. With an unpleasant response to the victory against the French, its no wonder the colonies retained thoughts of a revolution.