Conflicts between Britain and America in the 18th century.

Relations between Great Britain and America were relatively poor in the 18th century, which led up to the American Revolution. Although many things cumulated to produce this feeling of discontentment between the two countries, the different points of view and discrepancy between ideas caused much of the conflicts leading up to the Revolution.
Many Acts passed by British Parliament caused the American colonists to be irritated by the British policies. After the French and Indian war, Britain attempted tightened their control on the colonies, which, until that point, had been relatively free. One of the ways that the British government felt that they should do this was to impose taxation upon the colonies. The use of “writs of assistance” was allowed in the year 1761. This meant that British officials in the colonies could legally search any and all areas for smuggled goods. This made Americans uneasy, as their privacy was being invaded and there was little that they could do. ...