Write/plan and essay on this topic: Compare and contrast the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain before and after the Seven Years' War. Evaluate how the ideological, political, and economic relations were altered at the time. In your response, you should do the following.

State a relevant thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question.
Support the thesis or a relevant argument with evidence from all, or all but one, of the documents.
Support the thesis or a relevant argument by accounting for historical complexity, relating diverse historical evidence in a cohesive way.
Focus your analysis of each document on at least one of the following: author’s point of view, author’s purpose, audience, and/or historical context.
Support your argument with an analysis of historical examples outside the documents.
Connect historical phenomena relevant to your argument to broader events or processes.
Synthesize the elements above into a persuasive essay.

Use the following documents:

Source: George Washington, letter to Robert Orme, aide-de-camp to General Edward Braddock, March 15, 1755.
It is true Sir, that I have ... expressed an Inclination to serve the ensuing Campaigne as a Volunteer; and this inclination is not a little increased since it is likely to be conducted by a Gentleman of the General's Experience. But, besides this and the laudable desire I may have to serve (with my best abilities) my King & Country, I must be ingenuous enough to confess, that I am not a little biased by selfish considerations. To be plain, Sir, I wish earnestly to attain some knowledge of the Military Profession: and, believing a more favourable opportunity cannot offer, than to serve under a Gentleman of General Braddock's abilities and experience.

Source: Benjamin Franklin (in London) letter to John Hughs (in Pennsylvania), August 9, 1765.

As to the Stamp Act, tho we purpose [propose] doing our Endeavour to get it repeal'd in which I am sure you would concur with us, yet the Success is uncertain. If it continues, your undertaking to execute it may make you unpopular for a Time, but your Coolness and Steadiness, and with every Circumstance in your Power of Favour to the People, will by degrees reconcile them. In the meantime, a firm Loyalty to the Crown and faithful Adherence to the Government of this Nation, which it is the Safety as well as Honour of the Colonies to be connected with, will always be the wisest Course for you and I to take.

Source: Statement given by George Hoopaugh to colonial judge James Patton, February 2, 1754

This day came before me James Patton, one of his Majesties Justices for the County of Augusta, George Hoopaugh, being sworn, saith that about the 7th day of May Last sixty Norward Indians, came to his house, on Sinking Creek, a Branch of Woods' River, and Burned down his House and Stable, and in the house there was fifteen bushels of wheat - at sundry times before, that they Indians Threatened him, Burned his Corn & Killed his best Dogs, so that he was obliged to remove for fear of further Damage, and Leave his winter Crop in the Ground which was Lost - and that there was three Creatures Killed in his Field, he beleives was Jacob Harmans', …

Source: Sermon of Rev. Jonathan Mayhew, Boston, October 25, 1759

Immortal WOLFE! untimely but gloriously fallen! … Fallen far from thy native, beloved country and every near relative! Untimely for thy country, which needs such as thou wast to conduct and inspire her armies and lead them to victory! But still fallen gloriously for thy self and for that country which gave birth to such a commander! Fallen in the service of thy king, and of that country so dear to thee and for which thou wouldst readily have laid down more lives than one! … Yea, we may reasonably expect that this country, which has in a short time and under many disadvantages become so populous and flourishing, will, by the continued blessing of heaven, in another century or two become a mighty empire (I do not mean an independent one) in numbers little inferior perhaps to the greatest in Europe, and in felicity to none.

Source: Sugar Act, 1764

An act for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America,; … for applying the produce of such duties, and of the duties to arise by virtue of the said act, towards defraying the expences of defending, protecting, and securing the said colonies and plantations; … and more effectually preventing the clandestine conveyance of goods to and from the said colonies and plantation, and improving and securing the trade between the same and Great Britain.