Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Seven Years War
- Causes
- British Trade Expansion
- Previous tensions between Britain and France
- Protection for Colonist
- In 1753, a new French governor arrived in Canada with a vision to build forts throughout the Ohio
valley
- Control over the Ohio Valley wanted
- Consequences
- American Revelution
- American defiance against the British
- British Victory
- Removal of New Paris
- 900,000-1,400,000 lives lost during the war (mostly to desease)
- Treaty of Paris ended the war
- French siding with the American Patriots 15 years later in the American Revelution
- The Albany Plan of Union: Benjamin Franklin's attempt to unite all the different colonial
governments. Failed at this time, but the idea developed later.
- Belligerents
- British Empire
- Prussian Empire
- Portugal
- US Colonies
- France
- Saxony
- Austria
- Russia
- North America
- Canada
- Central America
- West Africa
- India
- Philippines
- General Facts
- 1754-1763
- Actual fighting lasted 7 years
- 900,000-1,400,000
- French allied more easily with the Native Americans compared to the British
- Names
- Prussian
- Frederick II the Great
- British
- George Washington
- King George III
- Treaties
- The treaty between France and Austria was called the "Treaty of Versailles"
- Treaty of Hamburg
Anmerkungen:
- Treaty of Hamburg- Sweden surrenders to Prussia after the Treaty of Saint Peters burg between Russia and Prussia making it impossible for Sweden to win the war
- Treaty of Saint Petersburg
Anmerkungen:
- Treaty between Prussia and Russia- not a surrender
-switching sides
- Treaty of Paris- ended the war
- Treaty of Hubertusburg
Anmerkungen:
- signed at the same time as the Treaty of Paris.
surrender of Saxony and Austria