After the expensive French and Indian War, the British came to see the colonists as not only resisting the demands of their mother country but also as getting free armed protection from the world's most powerful army.

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The French and Indian War (1754-1763) significantly increased Britain's national debt, leading the British government to seek ways to tax the American colonies to help pay for the military protection they provided. This led to a perception among British officials that the colonists were both resistant to their policies and unfairly benefiting from the protection of the British military without bearing the financial cost, contributing to tensions that eventually led to the American Revolution.

After the Expensive French and Indian War, the British Came