Over the period of two decades prior to the outbreak of the revolutionary war, the views of the patriots towards the British greatly shifted from a positive view to a negative view. The colonists viewed themselves as English subjects of the crown. They were all very proud to enjoy the common customs of most Englishmen. Slowly, the taxes and acts began to fall into the hands of the colonists, who at first were not disturbed because they felt that they had to pay the taxes, just like any other English citizen, but for sure these taxes and acts were like a ticking time bomb. And in 1763, with the passing of the Proclamation act, the bomb exploded thus leading to many years of turmoil between the angry colonists and the defiant British. Slowly, as the taxes and acts were passed, the common liberties of the colonists were slowly taken away, which further separated the colonists from the British. These acts and taxes suppressed the colonists, which, only led to a hostile environment where a few years before, most colonists respected the British crown. .
After the conclusion of the French and Indian war in 1763, the British knew that they needed to reassess the way to rule over the colonies. The colonists were content because of the dismissal of the Indians and French from their continent. But now that the Indians and French were gone, the colonists felt that they deserved more freedoms. From the perspective of the colonists, they felt earlier that taxes were needed as a common duty as an English citizen, but to be seen later the taxation power, was further increased by the British parliament. On the other hand, during this period, the British parliament felt that they needed to enforce a strong government over the colonies to keep them under control. England strongly believed in the aforementioned views, but there still was a period of salutary neglect present, which meant that the colonies were not as closely watched over by England; but as the years passed on, the idea of salutary neglect decreased.
