HIST 1F96 Lecture : Territorial expansion - lecture 3
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Hist 1f96 january 23, 2012 lecture 3. For some it was a positive experience that helped people discover who they are, a sense of national pride, for others the process of territorial expansion was a devastating experience and in some cases destroyed land and people. The concept of nation building does not require an independent nation. These national boundaries are decisions made over a long period of time. They were often contended, for you were usually expanding into someone else s territory. Decisions often resulted in war and from war. y war and expansion. Seven years war: british won war and in 1783 said that there should be no british settlement on european land. Also indian land could only be sold to the british crown. American revolution: iroquois sided with the amerians because they knew that they would be able to presser their land. The british lost and gave up the territory south of their great lakes.
