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GCSE History · key term
A payment imposed on a defeated state as part of a peace settlement.
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Revise: The Aftermath of the First Punic WarThe indemnity placed a heavy burden on a state already exhausted by war. Releasing prisoners without ransom also denied Carthage the payments it might otherwise have demanded. Meanwhile, the protection given to Rome’s allies restricted Carthage’s freedom to act in Sicily: it could not simply resume attacks to recover its former position.
Paper 2
A formal pardon protecting people from punishment for specified past offences, sometimes conditional on accepting the government’s authority.
Link treaty terms to consequences: the indemnity weakened Carthaginian finances, while territorial losses strengthened Rome’s position overseas.
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The Indemnity Act of 1717 freed Jacobite prisoners and offered pardon to those who swore loyalty to George I. Rob Roy and Clan MacGregor were excluded. Conditional pardon encouraged former opponents to accept the existing monarchy, while exclusions showed that reconciliation did not extend to everyone.