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The French and Indian War was a significant turning point in the history of the United States and a long-term cause of the American Revolution. Before the French and Indian War, the colonies were largely left alone as part of Britain's policy of salutary neglect toward the colonies. The expensive French and Indian War changed this, as the British changed their focus from promoting profitable trade to generating direct revenue through taxation. The British abandonment of salutary neglect caused immediate tensions between the colonists and the British government over taxation, trade, and troops in the colonies. Thirteen years after the French and Indian War, the Thirteen Colonies would declare their independence from Great Britain.
The content of this lecture forms the beginning of Period 3 for AP US History and this video will be helpful for teachers and students seeking to review for the APUSH exam.
