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The French and Indian War was a role in creating a bad relationship between the British and colonists, a colonial feeling of independence, and military experience; these may have caused the American Revolution. The French and Indian War involved France, Spain, and the Huron vs. the British and the Iroquios Confederacy.

After the war ended the bond between Britain and the colonists was grim. When the British felt they were losing control over the colonies they passed the Molasses Act, which limited the trade of things that the colonists traded with other people. The angered colonists decided to smuggled things behind Britain's back; this made Britain mad. When the War was over Britain passed a Proclamation of 1763, which forbade the colonists to go west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists thought that since they had fought and won the land that they should be able to use it; so they went over the mountains anyway.

Another thing that made the connection thin was that the colonies started to have feelings of independence. They thought they had nothing to fear anymore, because the French and Spanish were gone from most of the land. They started to think that they didn't need Britains help anymore. The indians from the war were weakened because they lost much from it and the colonists did not value them as people anymore. Technically, no one really had power over them; and Britain was not there to rule over them directly.

Military experience made the colonists feel more important. Because of the French and Indian War they learned techniques and solidified their militia by getting experience from fighting the enemies. The indians hid behind trees and made their attack a surprise, so the colonists adapted querilla warfare technique. They learned how to organize their milita by strengthening their weaknesses from the previous war. Overall, this taught them how to unite against one thing.

These three things were pretty strong influences in going toward the American Revolution. A bad relationship between Britain and the colonies, a colonial feeling of independence, and military experience all came from the French and Indian War; and lead to the Revolution.