History GCSE
Colonial resentment
What Colonial resentment means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Colonial resentment
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
British colonists were angered when the 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle returned Louisbourg to France, feeling their sacrifices were ignored.
Topics that use Colonial resentment
- Option P2: Key topic 2: A disrupted society, 1742–64 - 2 War in the colonies (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Economic consequences of war
- Imperial rivalry
- Indigenous alliances
- Military strategy
- Proclamation Act (1763)
- Territorial expansion
- Imperial dominance
- Pontiac's Rebellion
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