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Differences Between The Seven Years War And The American Revolution
There are many major historical events that are often referred to as turning points because they have led to important changes. These changes could be political (anything that has to do with government and law), social (anything that has to do with people and their relationships), and economical (anything that has to do with money). As an example, two major events in United States history were the Seven Years War and the american revolution. The Seven Years War and the american revolution resulted in political, social, and/or economic changes. The Seven Years War which was also known as the French and Indian War started in 1756 and ended in 1763. It was mainly France and England who were fighting over the colonies (colonial territory including the United States and Canada). The 7 years war resulted in political, social and economic changes but it mainly had economic changes. The American Revolution started in 1765 and …show more content…
The American Revolution was fought between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies (the thirteen colonies were British colonies that fought for their independence from Britain). The American Revolution had political, social, and economic changes but mostly political changes.
The Seven Years War was about the dispute over who owned or controlled the unclaimed territories which started in 1754. The Seven Years War was a larger war between Great Britain and France while the French and Indian war was the North American conflict in the Seven Years War. The fact that Great Britain, France, and Iroquois Indians wanted to extend their land or claim the Ohio Company (land west of the Appalachian Mountains) helped provoke the outbreak of the seven year war. In addition to those reasons, the war began because George Washington (whose family helped found the Ohio Company) gave the command to fire on French soldiers. For the next decade, fighting continued, the war spread to Europe, and the war expanded

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