Seven Years War
In America, the Seven Years War is also known as the French and Indian war. It started when England declared war on France. This was after the French expanded into the Ohio River Valley in the early 1750s, triggering an armed conflict between British colonies and France. British experienced a series of defeats against the French in the first year of the Seven Years War,1756. Nevertheless, William Pitt, the British Prime Minister, borrowed heavily to fund an expanded war effort after recognizing the potential of imperial expansion that comes out of victory against the French in 1757. William paid the colonies to raise armies in North America and financed Prussia’s struggle and her allies against France. This what kept the way going. French had been expelled from Canada by 1760, and by1763, all of their allies in Europe had either been defeated by Prussia or had made a separate peace with them. The Seven Years’ War outcome is among the most significant developments in a century of conflict between British and France, with the British gaining control over Florida and Canada.
Great Britain won the war while France lost. Britain increased its land in North America by having enormous territorial gains. The war changed social, governmental, political, and economic relations between France, British, and Spain; their colonists and colonies; And American Indians that inhabited the territory they claimed. Both Britain and France suffered financially due to the war, with the British almost doubling the national debt. The crown imposed new taxes on its colonies to seek resources to pay off their debts. The stiff resistance by colonists expressing their dissatisfaction over the high taxes led to the American Revolutionary War. In 1978, France returned to support American colonists against Great Britain. In 1789, the monarchy weakened due to the financial burden and military defeat resulting in the French Revolution.