Social Sciences and History / Unit 6 SSH 0518 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Seven Years' War and Britain's Ascendancy
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The idea
The Seven Years' War, seventeen fifty-four to sixty-three, made Britain the dominant empire: France surrendered North America and India, Spain surrendered Florida, Louisiana went to Spain. Hubertusburg confirmed Prussia's Silesia. The East India Company anchored British power in south Asia.
In practice
The Canton system: China selling for silver.
Where people slip
Resistance: Ndongo, Khoisan, Xhosa, Asante, and Britain's own colonies.
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