HIST 339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Thomas Robert Malthus, Victorian Era, British Empire
7 Apr 2018
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Mid 18th century the british empire went through its most major and important transformation. Imperial self definition in the east, mainly india. The 7 years war: the seven years war (1756 63) was the first global war, fought in europe, In north america, imperial rivals britain and france struggle for supremacy. 18th century: a distinctive culture began to emerge in america. Farmers, workers, and artisans lived in remote areas and little contact with government. American thinking, in the hands of intellectuals developed around concepts of personal freedom and human rights. The empire had to be ruled with a firmer hand: imperia structures become more authoritarian. British began to think of empire in terms of conquest and annexation rather than white colonies (exception to this: australia) Britain lost 13 colonies but retained canada and land in the caribbean, africa, building up the. *** keep this definition in mind* mutual comprises of the kind which characterise states of independence.
