Initially, Britain's Navigation Acts provided the colonies with a built-in market, which kept both sides happy and profitable.<span> It wasn't until after the French and Indian War in 1763 that Britain attempted to change its policies on mercantilism, and began enforcing policies that led to the animosity between Britain and its colonies</span>
overextended the power of the federal government. (2) forced the federal government into heavy debt. (3) ignored the rights of minority groups and women. (4) failed to solve the problems for which they were intended.
