• tetris11@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    2 months ago

    They were definitely just going to protect the natives, that’s the lovable British empire that I know

    • andros_rex@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      2 months ago

      For sure, this wasn’t out of benevolence. The Brits mostly wanted to avoid more war. Remember why those all those taxes were raised? Sending soldiers over to fight Frenchmen and Indians is expensive. If those backwards colonists keep fucking with them, the Indians are going to cooperate more with the French.