HIST 2055 Chapter : The Morality Of Empire
Document Summary
The morality of empire: parliament and the american question, 1763-1775. A matter of necessity and principle, 1763-67: new policy: the seven years war bankrupted england and france. 1763, with france defeated in north america, britain has the largest empire the world has even seen. The lines of communication, such as shipping lanes, are policed by the royal navy. They fight routinely against pirates and foreign privateers. Chief pontiac, having been promised by the british that white settlement would stop, realized it was not going to happen and starts a rebellion. To put it down, britain has to send more troops to north america. King george iii creates the pontiac proclamation of: it designates a line that does not allow further white settlement. It causes considerable disgust with people of high class in the. This alienates the colonies and king george iii even more. Parliament decides it is not good to continue to tax british taxpayers and instead the american colonists.
