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Proto-globalization distinguished itself from modern globalization on the basis of expansionism, the method of managing global trade, and the level of information exchange. The period is marked by the shift of hegemony to Western Europe, the rise of larger-scale conflicts between powerful nations such as the Thirty Years' War , and demand for ...
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763 in Europe, 1754–1763 in North America) was a major international conflict centered in Europe but reaching across the globe. Great Britain and Prussia were the winners over France, Austria, Spain and Russia. Britain swept up much of the overseas French Empire in North America and India. The financing of war ...
British take over and successfully expand fur trade from Montreal (North West Company). Much money is invested in Montreal. 1763–64 – Pontiac's Rebellion threatens British control of the Great Lakes region before being suppressed. 1763–1766: Pontiac's Rebellion, an American Indian revolt, is suppressed by the English in Canada.
1763 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1763rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 763rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 63rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1763 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 December 2024. Treaty ending the Seven Years' War Not to be confused with Treaty of Paris (1783), the treaty that ended the American Revolution. For other treaties of Paris, see Treaty of Paris (disambiguation). Treaty of Paris (1763) The combatants of the Seven Years' War as shown before the outbreak ...
The French and Indian Wars were a series of conflicts that occurred in North America between 1688 and 1763, some of which indirectly were related to the European dynastic wars. The title French and Indian War in the singular is used in the United States specifically for the warfare of 1754–1763, which composed the North American theatre of ...
The British capture of Senegal took place in 1758 during the Seven Years' War with France, as part of a concerted British strategy to weaken the French economy by damaging her international trade. To this end, a succession of small British military expeditions landed in Senegal and captured Gorée and Fort Saint Louis , the French slave fort ...
The Siamese–American Treaty of 1833 called for free trade, except for export of rice and import of munitions of war. The Opium Wars break out between Western nations and China, resulting in the Chinese government being forced to open trade to foreign powers. Britain unilaterally adopted a policy of free trade and abolished the Corn Laws in ...