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7 Years War Dbq

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When most people consider the time of the American Revolution, they picture the oppressed colonists fighting back against the tyrannical British Empire, but most ignore the international situation that was occurring at the time. Only thirteen years before the start of the American Revolutionary War, the Seven Years’ War ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. In the Seven Years’ War, Great Britain took control of Canada and the land east of the Mississippi Valley from the French and Spain lost Florida, Minorca, and Gibraltar, causing a tremendous amount of resentment towards the crown (see Figure 1). This mutual opposition to Britain fueled an alliance between France and Spain, an alliance that was solidified by the Bourbon Family Compact following the Treaty of …show more content…

The Spanish forced the surrender of Fort Bute in Manchac, Baton Rouge, both of which are in Louisiana, Natchez, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama (see Figure 2). Simultaneously, in the Midwest, the Spanish forces also seized control of forts in St. Louis, Missouri and Vincennes, Indiana, and Fort St. Joseph in Michigan, which was a crucial step in getting supplies to colonial troops in the north (see Figure 3) (Our American History). Then, in 1780, King Carlos III proclaimed that all of his subjects in the colonies, as well as in California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, had to pay a special tax which went towards funding for the colonial troops. Also during this time, Spanish, Guatemalans, Hondurans, and Nicaraguans continuously fought the British that had infiltrated Central America. Funding and supplies for this lengthy campaign was provided by Peru and New Granada, which is now the regions of Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, and Venezuela (Our American

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