The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening: Crash Course US History #5

What was the Seven Years War also known as?

The French and Indian War, the Third Silesian War, and the Pomeranian War.

What economic theory drove the Seven Years War?

Mercantilist economic theory of the British Empire.

Why were colonies essential to the mercantilist economy?

They provided raw materials and consumers for finished goods.

What were the primary goods produced by slave labor in the colonial economy?

Tobacco and sugar.

Who was Britain's main rival in the eighteenth century?

France.

What land grant caused resistance from Native Americans and French in 1749?

Ohio Company.

Who led a failed attempt to eject the French from the forts they were constructing in Western Pennsylvania in 1754?

George Washington.

What year did the British capture the French ports of Duquesne, Ticonderoga, and Louisbourg?

1759.

Where did the British trounce the French in 1760?

The Plains of Abraham near Quebec.

When did the British become victorious in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and India?

1763.

What did the Treaty of Paris result in, particularly in North America?

Britain receiving Canada from France and Florida from Spain.

What did France receive as a result of the Treaty of Paris?

The Caribbean sugar islands, Guadalupe and Martinique.

What did Spain get as a result of the Treaty of Paris?

Cuba and the Philippines.

What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 forbid?

Settlement in the western territory.

What two political philosophies grew out of the Seven Years War?

Republicanism and Liberalism.