How the Hell Did the French and Indian War Spark a Revolution?

In this episode, John explains the numerous ways in which the French and Indian War (or Seven Years War) contributed to a growing divide between Great Britain and the 13 colonies of British North America. John talks about how the experience of the war, which ended the period of Salutary Neglect, brought the British and the colonists into much greater contact with one another and how that did a lot to damage their views of each other. John also discusses the massive amount of debt the British government took on to fight the war, how that pushed the British government to pursue policies that alienated the colonists, and how conflict with Native Americans exacerbated already existing tensions between the two sides.