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1. Seven-year war ravages Europe and changes balance of power overseas 2. American Colonies win independence from Britain 3. Revolutionaries overthrow monarchy in France 4. Captain James Cook explores Pacific 5. Knowledge of the day published in Encyclopedie 6. Major scientific advances achieved 7. Power-driven machinery brings growth to textile industry 8. Ancient Roman riches unearthed near Vesuvius |
1. Seven-year war ravages Europe and changes balance of power overseas Continental and overseas territorial disputes leading to an exhausting seven-year war pitted nearly every nation in Europe against another in the mid-1700's. The war involved North America as well as Europe, and its effects reached as far as India. At the war's end in 1763, a crippled France was forced to give up almost all its lands in North America to a triumphant Britain; France also suffered the loss of its possessions in India. |
