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The French and Indian War stirred up a lot of controversy between Britain and its American colonies. They had differing opinions on several political, economic, and ideological issues. These disputes had disastrous effect for Britain in the long run.
The effects of the French and Indian war on the political relations between Britain and the American colonies were significant. As seen in Document A, Britain controlled about half of what is now Canada and most of the eastern coast of North America before the war. After the war, Britain had all of the known land east of the Mississippi. The colonists were eager to move right into this new addition to Britain's empire. However, London issued the Proclamation of 1763, which forbid colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. Britain knew that movement into that area would agitate the Indians. Canassatego said that "[the Indians] are not well used with respect to the lands still unsold by [them] (Document B)."......

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