Became the dominant world power and is now the leading naval power of the worldShattered the myth of British invincibility provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.The British had lost 148 million pounds and were in debt.They were also worried about the safety of their colonies.We need to protect our children colonies from others (French and Spanish)and from themselves (starting wars/trouble) - Felt they should now run their coloniesThey started to place taxes on the colonists to pay for the war debt from a war that colonists had startedPlaced troops in America to protect the coloniesPlaced more royal officials in the colonies to look over the area.All of these things were legal and normal, but the colonists look at it as British interference.

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