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SEVEN YEARS WAR BACKGROUND Britain and France both have colonies in North America 13 colonies for Great Britain New France for France British and French colonists fight Ohio River Valley Started by George Washington Known as Seven Years War BACKGROUND After Thir...

SEVEN YEARS WAR BACKGROUND Britain and France both have colonies in North America 13 colonies for Great Britain New France for France British and French colonists fight Ohio River Valley Started by George Washington Known as Seven Years War BACKGROUND After Thirty Years War Prussia is a new major power Threatens Austria, Russia, and Sweden Prussia allies with Britain In order to protect Hanover from Austria Portugal allies with Britain France, Sweden, and Russia ally with Austria SEVEN YEARS WAR Considered the first “world war” Fighting breaks out all over Over 5 different continents Britain mostly fights in the Americas Against the French at first, then Spanish Pays Prussia to do the fighting in Europe SEVEN YEARS WAR Spain joins the war shortly after On the side of the Austrians Early victories are achieved by the Austrian coalition The war in Europe becomes a stalemate Austria and Prussia run out of money Rely on French and British financiers Russia, Austria, and Sweden can’t defeat Prussia END OF THE WAR Both coalitions sign a peace treaty Treaty of Paris France Canada to Britain Spanish Florida goes to Britain in exchange for Cuba and Philippines Caribbean Islands go to Britain Makes Britain the world’s most powerful nation by far CONSEQUENCES It is a war that changes the political landscape of Europe French dominance becomes British dominance Importance of colonial world versus Europe Most of Britain’s resources went to fighting in the New World Would be the cause behind the American Revolution