How did the French and Indian War lead to violations of American colonists' civil liberties? British troops looted American settlements when denied permission to loot the French. British troops were quartered in American homes to keep military costs low. Parliament refused to listen to American petitions complaining about high taxes. Parliament suspended jury trials for American smugglers who had operated during the war.
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With the French and Indian War over, many colonists saw no need for soldiers to be stationed in the colonies. Britain also needed money to pay for its war debts. The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. ... They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens.
There were several reasons why the colonists wanted to break away from Great Britain. One reason is that the colonists believed that the British were violating their rights by requiring the colonists to pay the taxes created by the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts.
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.