When the French and Indian War finally ended in 1763‚ no British subject on either side of the Atlantic could have foreseen the coming conflicts between the parent country and its North American colonies. Even so‚ the seeds of these conflicts were planted during‚ and as a result of‚ this war. Keep in mind that the French and Indian War (known in Europe as the Seven Years’ War) was a global conflict. Even though Great Britian defeated France and its allies‚ the victory came at great cost. In January
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the Spanish as the Council of Troubles and among the Netherlands as the Council of Blood‚ which launched a campaign of terror during which the counts of Egmont and Horn‚ along with several thousand heretics were publicly executed. Alba spent six years in the Netherlands and during this time he levied new taxes and continually persecuted Protestants. Resistance and Unification William of Orange emerged from exile as the leader of the movement for the independence of the Netherlands from Spain.
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that officially ended the French and Indian War. This treaty was signed on February 10‚ 1763 by England‚ France‚ and Spain. The French and Indian War was a more wide European conflict in which England and Prussia went against France‚ Austria‚ Russia and Spain. The major cause of the war was the struggle for territorial expansion among the land west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ know then as the Ohio Territory.This war was also known as the Seven Years War and The Treaty of Paris concluded it. During
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nations‚ particularly France and England. During the three Anglo-Dutch Wars approximately 2‚000 - 2‚700 Dutch ships were seized by the English‚ whereas only 500 English ships were seized by the Dutch during the 22 years of war (Doc.3). Proven by the abundance of ships England captured‚ they had a very powerful navy that threatened the security of major nations‚ particularly the Dutch Republic. Tensions rose during the Anglo-Dutch wars and precautions were being taken. A pamphlet published in Holland stated
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The Mediterranean Sea had been the focus of European trade with other parts of the world for over 2000 years. In fact‚ until about the year 1500‚ the Atlantic Ocean had been a barrier‚ for Europeans. After 1492‚ this focus shifted to the Atlantic Ocean by routes south around the Cape of Good Hope‚ and by trans-Atlantic trade. European discoveries of new land meant an increase in commercial activity of the society from which the discoverer comes. Until then‚ most trading and manufacturing originated
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this disease does. In 1492 Typhus was a new disease and it wasn’t known until just before World War I. The origin of it is unknown‚ however‚ it is believed that it went to Western Europe from the Levant (a large area in the eastern Mediterranean). Typhus killed Anne Frank and her sister Margot in 1945. It affected the men fighting in war‚ poor families‚ even rich families too. Though‚ people fighting wars and poor families were twenty
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thrived amid the Seven Years’ War through lucrative military contracts regardless of extra assessments‚ to accept in any event some portion of the money related weight. The settlers had desires also: liberated access to western terrains‚ for instance. Albeit most viewed themselves as English subjects and were glad to have helped Britain win a domain‚ a feeling of American character was creating. The pilgrims had increased more noteworthy control over their lives amid the war‚ through their land gatherings’
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particular period. First‚ absolutism seemed very desirable to many people in Europe in 17th century. Before absolute monarchs established their authority‚ Europe had been in endless chaos full of wars and social instability. Spain‚ England‚ and France each underwent their own civil wars. The 30 Years War devastated much of the Germanic states‚ and the Holy Roman Empire did no exist in reality any longer. Even in France‚ a supposedly united country‚ was divided by classes‚ regions and religions‚ there
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1160 Assignment One: Chapter 4: European Material Life‚ 1600-1800 Document One: Page 96 A Meal of Gruel in a Dutch Peasant Family is an engraving done by A. Van Ostade in Paris in 1653. During this time era‚ there were many wars taking place‚ like the Thirty Years War‚ and this time was in the middle of the age of exploration. Since most of the wealth of the Dutch Republic‚ as well as all over Europe‚ was going towards funding these great trade journeys and for setting up settlements across the
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World War I was a major event of deaths‚ disasters‚ causes and effects on the European countries. World War I was a war against three European countries England‚ France‚ and Russian versus Germany‚ Italy and Austria-Hungary. Friedrich Engels explains in The Origins of the First World War (Doc A) the aftermath of the Thirty Years War caused many devastating effects like famine‚ sickness‚ want and brutalizing the population and this is being compared to World War I saying that the same outcome happened
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