Part of the acclaimed Casemate Illustrated Series, this book discusses the escalation of tensions that emerged following the French and Indian War utilizing maps, diagrams and artwork from the period. British America's success in the French and Indian War might have been expected to lead to a period of peace and prosperity, however the exchange of territory following the 1763 peace treaty led to dramatic changes in the political landscape of North America, the disruption of alliances and trade networks, and increased conflict between settlers and Native Americans. Meanwhile disagreement on how the huge costs of the concluded war should be paid drove a wedge between the colonies and the British government, tensions that eventually erupted into the protests of the early 1770s, and led to the First Continental Congress. This Casemate Illustrated volume discusses the escalation of simmering tensions in the American colonies in the years after the end of the French and Indian War and the path to the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord, and Bunker Hill. AUTHOR: Dr Rachael M. Abbiss currently works as Principal Curator, Military History, at the Battle of Britain Bunker in West London. She has published work covering 17th- and 18th-century conflict in North America and Europe, including warfare in New England and the military landscape of Shropshire during the Georgian period. Previously, Rachael worked as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Chester and University Centre Shrewsbury, leading and teaching modules covering early modern and modern military and political subjects. She has extensive curatorial and education experience in the museum and heritage sector, working for organisations such as Buckingham Palace, the Assault Glider Trust and Northampton Museums & Art Gallery. 100 photographs and illustrations
