Imperial Administration
What Imperial Administration means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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British policies and administrative styles that shaped the nature and intensity of indigenous responses across different colonies.
A decentralised administrative approach managed loosely by the Board of Trade.
Topics that use Imperial Administration
- 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
- 2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801 – Britain and the American Colonies, 1760–1763 (AQA A-Level)
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