Seven+Years’+War

 The Seven Years War took place in Canada as well as in India. The two opponents were Britain with the support of Prussia against France with Austria and Spain as her allies. In Canada, the English forces conquered the French and quickly gained Canadian land. In India, the dispute was much more complicated. The Dutch, Portuguese, French and English all established trading ports in India. However, the main rivalry was between the French and English. In 1757, the French and English fought for dominant control over the Indian goods. Through continuous victories, the British broke the French power and gained all access to India's riches. The victories in Canada and India in the Seven Years War made England very powerful, and wealth and control of numerous Indian ports helped finance the Industrial Revolution.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/536559/Seven-Years-War

http://members.cox.net/johnahamill/sevenyears.html

Taite, George E. __Proud Ages: A story of England from earliest times__. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1958.

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