Lecture 7 covered imperial rivalries between Britain, France, and Spain in North America from the Seven Years' War through the Peace of Paris in 1763. This established British control over eastern North America but also led to tensions with colonists over issues like the Proclamation of 1763 and taxation acts like the Stamp Act of 1765. Lecture 8 discussed the escalating conflict between Britain and its American colonies from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 through the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775 and the early military campaigns. Key individuals and documents included Thomas Paine, the Declaration of Independence, and the Treaty of Paris that ended the war in 1783.
Lecture 7 covered imperial rivalries between Britain, France, and Spain in North America from the Seven Years' War through the Peace of Paris in 1763. This established British control over eastern North America but also led to tensions with colonists over issues like the Proclamation of 1763 and taxation acts like the Stamp Act of 1765. Lecture 8 discussed the escalating conflict between Britain and its American colonies from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 through the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775 and the early military campaigns. Key individuals and documents included Thomas Paine, the Declaration of Independence, and the Treaty of Paris that ended the war in 1783.
Lecture 7 covered imperial rivalries between Britain, France, and Spain in North America from the Seven Years' War through the Peace of Paris in 1763. This established British control over eastern North America but also led to tensions with colonists over issues like the Proclamation of 1763 and taxation acts like the Stamp Act of 1765. Lecture 8 discussed the escalating conflict between Britain and its American colonies from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 through the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775 and the early military campaigns. Key individuals and documents included Thomas Paine, the Declaration of Independence, and the Treaty of Paris that ended the war in 1783.