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| Subject: The Seven Years' War, which began in 1756 Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:03 pm | |
| The Seven Years' War, which began in 1756, was the first war waged on a global scale, fought in Europe, India, North America, the Caribbean, the Philippines and coastal Africa. The signing of the Treaty of Paris (1763) had important consequences for the future of the British Empire. In North America, France's future as a colonial power there was effectively ended with the recognition of British claims to Rupert's Land,[35] the ceding of New France to Britain (leaving a sizeable French-speaking population under British control) and Louisiana to Spain. Spain ceded Florida to Britain. In India, the Carnatic War had left France still in control of its enclaves but with military restrictions and an obligation to support British client states, ending French hopes of controlling India.[48] The British victory over France in the Seven Years' War therefore left Britain as the world's most powerful maritime power.[49] used manufactured homes for saleweihnachtsgeschenk | |
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