HIST 383 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: America One, Patronage, Iroquois
Document Summary
In 1776 representatives of 13 of britain"s settler colonies proclaimed their independence from britain. It would take years of warfare between rebels and loyalists for the final results to be decided. In 1783 the victory of the 13 colonies formed the united states of america. The british presence in north america was extended and reinforced in 1773. Instability was revealed in the pontiac rebellion that was partly about resisting british rule in north america that tested the extent of british control, but once again it was won. Britain had eno0rmous debts in the wake of the war and came out of it determined to put the empire on a better economic footing. The government was borrowing 12 million pounds a year. Americans felt secure from the french threat - the conquest of canada removed fear of invasion from canada. A new sense of security for the americans. The british still wanted troops or a "standing army" in.
