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Mind Map by Alesandra Martin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alesandra Martin
over 6 years ago
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Seven Years War
- Causes
- Disagreement between Great Britain and France over land
- French attempted to expand into British territory in North America
- French attempted to expand into British territory in North America
- Governor of Virginia awards land grant to Ohio Company
- French and Native Americans refuse to recognize their land claims
- French and Native Americans refuse to recognize their land claims
- Disagreement between Great Britain and France over land
- Key Events
- Fort Duquesne, 1755
- British defeat
- two-thirds of army killed
- two-thirds of army killed
- British defeat
- Fort Necessity, 1754
- First battle of the war
- British/colonists defeat
- Forced to surrender
- Forced to surrender
- Army from Virginia led by George Washington
- First battle of the war
- The Expulsion of the Acadians, 1755 - 1763
- British victory
- took over Nova Scotia and kicked out 11,000 French Acadians
- Those who weren't killed settled in Louisiana and became cajuns
- Those who weren't killed settled in Louisiana and became cajuns
- British victory
- Fort Duquesne, 1755
- Treaty of Paris, 1763
- British conquer French near Quebec. Montreal surrenders a year later.
- Terms:
- British got Canada (France) and Florida (Spain)
- British got all French land east of Mississippi River (except New Orleans)
- France got Caribbean sugar islands valuable for trade
- Spain got Cuba and the Philippines
- British got Canada (France) and Florida (Spain)
- British conquer French near Quebec. Montreal surrenders a year later.
- Economic Impacts
- Britain in major debt
- End of Salutary Neglect
- Britain taxes colonies
- Britain taxes colonies
- Believed colonies should share some of
the financial responibility
- End of Salutary Neglect
- Britain in major debt
- Social Impacts
- Colonists viewed themselves as equals
to the British during the war. The
British did not.
- Emergence of a separate colonial identity
- Emergence of a separate colonial identity
- Idea of Republicanism
- government without a king
- government without a king
- Liberalism
- Citizens gave up some of their freedom in
exchange for government protection
- Citizens gave up some of their freedom in
exchange for government protection
- Colonists viewed themselves as equals
to the British during the war. The
British did not.
- Other Results
- Shift in balance of power and territorial changes
- Natives Americans lost an ally when France was kicked
out of mainland
- Colonies expanding rapidly
- Colonies expanding rapidly
- Proclamation of 1763
- British tried to prevent future conflicts with Indians
- Colonists ignore policy
- They ignore future policies as well
- They ignore future policies as well
- British tried to prevent future conflicts with Indians
- Increased tensions between British and colonies eventually led to
American Revolution
- Shift in balance of power and territorial changes
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