Rebecca Nagel
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237 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 14 Jul
Rebecca Nagel’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But while they're there, they pretend to play a game of lacrosse right outside the fort.
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Pontiac's military alliance attacks forts all over the Great Lakes region.
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Remember, England took over about 13 forts, while Pontiac and his alliance destroy eight.
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And another costly war for the crown is a big problem.
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England is broke, like broke, broke.
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That global war England spent almost a decade fighting, it was expensive.
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The crown doesn't want to pay for another one.
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And why would the king do that?
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Because England is a global empire, so why wouldn't the king of England want more land in North America?
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So in the interests of Britain, this global empire, peace with indigenous nations makes the most sense.
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It saves the crown money.
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It serves the crown's interests.
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To preserve peace, the king of England gives Pontiac and his confederacy what they want.
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The crown promises to keep settlers off their land.
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While peace with indigenous nations serves the crown's global interests, it angers the colonists because it takes from them what they want most, more land.
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People like George Washington made money from this thing called land speculation.
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They'd buy up land that still belonged to indigenous nations to sell for profit once indigenous people were pushed out.
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The king's new boundary?
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It messed up their whole scheme.
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The boundary line angered regular and poor people, too.
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