The military-political context of the development of Virginia after the end of the French and Indian War of 1754-1763.

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The article examines changes in the relationship between Virginia and Great Britain in the first half of the 1760s after the end of the French and Indian War. The subject of the study is the factors of military-political cooperation between the colony and the metropolis. The object of the study is diplomatic agreements and armed clashes in the western borderland of Virginia. Important attention is paid to the military cooperation of the Virginia militia and British troops in suppressing Pontiac's Rebellion of 1763-1766. A special role is given to the analysis of the desire of the British authorities to establish control over the political, legal and military field of Virginia. The author uses chronological and historical-comparative research methods, which allow him to analyze an important stage in the evolution of British-Virginia relations in the first half of the 1760s. Several theses can be identified as the main conclusions of the study. Firstly, the growing contradictions in the relationship between the colony and the metropolis occurred against the backdrop of the victorious conclusion of the French and Indian War, but the views of the local community and royal officials on the further development of the colonial space differed. Secondly, in the first half of the 1760s, ideological contradictions between Virginia and the metropolis were not clearly expressed. Thirdly, the financial aspect dominated the discussion of military-administrative issues between Virginia and Great Britain. The author's contribution is the study of little-studied aspects of religious-cultural disunity and problems of land ownership in the western borderlands. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that this stage in the evolution of British-Virginia relations in the first half of the 1760s is considered part of the global process of development of American colonial society.

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