With the amount of taxes and laws put forth upon the colonies by its Mother-Country, Britain, economic conflicts in the 1760’s were set to worsen between the two entities. Although conspicuity apparent, this is not the case. Rather such taxation and attempted strain on the economy had little effect on relations between Britain and the colonies compared to political and social controversies and differences Britain's lack of care for the colonies social interests played quickly into effect. Having completely disregarded the colonists of their assistance in the French and Indian War, Britain established the Proclamation of 1763, which prevented colonist movement into the newly attained Ohio River Valley. The idea of not being able to explore …show more content…
As claimed by Samuel Adams to the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence in 1772, “All persons born in the British American colonies are... well-entitled to all the natural, essential, inherent, and inseparable rights, liberties, and privileges of subject born in Great Britain” (Doc 6). Such entitled rights and privileges allowed the colonies, “that no taxes could be imposed on them but with their own consent, given personally or by their representatives,” (Doc 2) as issued by the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. Despite the colonist’s cries for representation in Parliament, their pleas were ignored and the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765 were passed and implemented onto the colonies. On top of the aforementioned Acts, “Great-Britain has prohibited the manufacturing of iron and steel...” (Doc 5), therefore halting its production and forcing all exports to be sent out by British ships. As Benjamin Franklin said in an interview in July of 1766, “...no foreign nation is permitted to go to the colonies to buy products and carry them away... both export and import remain a privilege for British subjects or especially for inhabitants of England” (Doc 4). As irritating as this was for businessmen and manufacturers alike, it was Britain's mantra to continue and treat the colonies under the same rule as that of those in