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.
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.

An early modern military historian, Dr Rachael Abbiss has worked as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Chester since 2011 and at University Centre Shrewsbury since 2015. Her PhD focused on the role of the military in imperial security policy between 1685 and 1689. Rachael has curatorial and educational experience in the museum and heritage sector, and has worked for organisations such as the Assault Glider Trust and Buckingham Palace.