Which of the following best explains the causes of Pontiac’s Rebellion?(1 point)

Responses

Indigenous people fought each other for greater rights to the Great Lakes region.
Indigenous people fought each other for greater rights to the Great Lakes region.

Indigenous people fought the British to defend their territory and sovereignty.
Indigenous people fought the British to defend their territory and sovereignty.

Indigenous people fought the French as part of their alliance with the British.
Indigenous people fought the French as part of their alliance with the British.

Indigenous people fought the British in order to receive voting rights and greater privileges in the British colonies.

1 answer

The best explanation for the causes of Pontiac’s Rebellion is:

Indigenous people fought the British to defend their territory and sovereignty.

Pontiac's Rebellion (1763-1766) was a conflict between various tribes of Native Americans and the British Empire, primarily in the Great Lakes region, as Indigenous leaders sought to resist British encroachments on their lands and assert their rights after the French and Indian War.