Chap. 5 Imperial Breakdown 1763-1774
Chap. 5 Imperial Breakdown 1763-1774
Chap. 5 Imperial Breakdown 1763-1774
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<strong>1763</strong> <strong>Imperial</strong> ReorganizationKing George III1738-1820• 1760. Crowned at age 19,George III dreamed of creating aworldwide British Empire under hispersonal direction.• <strong>1763</strong>. The French defeat iscelebrated around the Englishspeakingworld as a great Britishvictory over North America.• Wm Pitt, who won the war, retired.• Unfortunately, the war left GreatBritain its greatest debt in history.• Parliament looked to the colonies torelieve the tax burden from itssubjects within the British Isles.5Ch 5 Impl <strong>Breakdown</strong> <strong>1763</strong>-74(24)