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American History

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2. Interesting ---- for over a century, Britain paid for soldiers to protect colonists from Native Americans (They were

Reply to eShirl (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:07 PM

Apr 7

called Indians then) and from attacks by the French and lesser threats from the Spanish.

The King's treasury was running deficit and wanted payback for that protection. Was he wrong?

I know there were other factors involved, including the implementation of the economic theory of Mercantilism.

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