HIST 2055 Chapter : The Seven Years War And The Rise Of The New Empire
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The seven years" war and the rise of the new empire: successful imperal policy of benign or salutary neglect , his majesty"s loyal subhects in america, british influence/colonial economic and cultural advances: The seven year"s war: the two mightiest powers in europe are france and england. The assumption made by leaders on both sides was that if you controlled the ohio and st. andrews rivers, you controlled north america. The winner was assumed to have to take on spain. In north america, cities are on the edge of the battlefields. This poses a big danger for the general public. The creation of fort duquesne, in present day-pittsburg, a series of events starts up the war. American phase of that war starts in 1754 and ends in 1760. By the time that its over, the war kills 20% of the american colonial troops that had initially enlisted. It transferred the american notions to being independent individuals exempt from the.
