RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE INDIAN WARS STRUGGLE BETWEEN NATIVE AMERICANS AND SETTLERS
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Question
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They were defeated by the French
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The Natives were upset with the British treatment of them
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They had a large war debt
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They did not have any territory west of the Mississippi River
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Detailed explanation-1: -Britain was in need of money to pay off their debt so they taxed the colonists angering them in the process as well, and France was unable to pay their growing national debt so the King placed more taxes on the people especially the poor (Western).
Detailed explanation-2: -THE BRITISH NATIONAL DEBT Great Britain’s newly enlarged empire meant a greater financial burden, and the mushrooming debt from the war was a major cause of concern. The war nearly doubled the British national debt, from £75 million in 1756 to £133 million in 1763.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British crown borrowed heavily from British and Dutch bankers to bankroll the war, doubling British national debt. King George II argued that since the French and Indian War benefited the colonists by securing their borders, they should contribute to paying down the war debt.
Detailed explanation-4: -Great Britain’s newly enlarged empire meant a greater financial burden, and the mushrooming debt from the war was a major cause of concern.
Detailed explanation-5: -Shortly after winning the French and Indian War, the British government decided to reserve all the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River for Americans Indians. The American colonists were very angry at that decision.