week 5 - the impact of the seven years war Flashcards
1
Q
for many years, what had there been?
A
warnings from english officials for many years about an indian war
2
Q
did the proclamation line pontiac’s rebellion?
A
no
3
Q
what is one of the causes of the rebellion?
A
jeffery amherst stopped catering to the indians
4
Q
what were the annual interest payments?
A
£5 million
5
Q
what was greatly reduced?
A
the influence of france and spain
6
Q
george macartney
A
1773
from an ulster ccots family, described britain’s new power after the war as “this vast empire on which the sun never sets, and whose bounds nature has not yet ascertained.”
7
Q
what did the colonists start viewing their relationship with britain as?
A
a burden
resented the taxes applied to them by a British government in which they had no say
