After 1757, the goal of british policy in north america was to question 30 options:

After the French and Indian War (1754-1763), the policy of salutary neglect is going to end. The colonies had been left alone to monitor and run our own affairs. After the war, it was apparent to Britain that we could not handle ourselves since it led to a war. Britain would step in and monitor all legislative activities and even suspend some colonial legislatures. Britain would also begin to enforce the trade laws and taxes that we hadn't been following or paying as we were supposed to. They will also enforce new taxes designed to make us pay for our role in starting the French and Indian War. Ultimately, these things led to protests, boycotts, smuggling, and eventually, down the line, revolution.