The End of the First British Empire: North America 1750-1780ThemesThe First British EmpireNorth America and the idea of EmpireSeven Years War 1756-1763In North AmericaConquest of CanadaIn the CaribbeanSeven Years WarCollapse of the First British EmpireThe End of the First British Empire: North America 1750-1780Themes• The First British Empire• North America and idea of Empire• Seven Years War 1756-1763• Collapse of the First British EmpireThe First British Empire• The name given to the North Atlantic Empire• The moment of Britain’s emergence as world power• The idea of empire• The loss of North America and the shift towards AsiaNorth America and the idea of Empire• How did North Americans think of themselves?• The importance of religion• An empire of liberty in contrast to France and Spain• And an empire of commerceSeven Years War 1756-1763• First war with clearly colonial origins• The first world warIn North AmericaConquest of CanadaIn the CaribbeanAnd in IndiaSeven Years War• The way it was fought• Impact on national identity in BritainCollapse of the First British Empire• The costs of war and alienation of American colonies• The American Revolution
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