The Seven Years’ War and the crisis of the British Empire

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Explain the causes and effects of the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) on British imperial policy and on relations among Britain, colonists, and American Indians.
Explain how victory over France altered the balance of power in North America and led Britain to assert greater control over its North American colonies.

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Explain how and why British attempts to raise revenue and enforce imperial authority through measures such as the Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, and Tea Act generated colonial opposition.

Explain how colonial resistance developed through boycotts, petitions, intercolonial cooperation, and arguments about rights, representation, and self-government.

Evaluate the extent to which the imperial crisis transformed colonial political identity from loyalty within the empire to resistance against British authority.

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