Mid 18th Century Trade Wars Chapter 16 Mid 18th Century Trade Wars
Mid-Eighteenth-Century Wars War of Jenkins’ Ear (1739) English-Spanish competition in West Indies British declared war on Spain in 1839 Minor war was opening encounter to European warfare up to 1815
War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748)
War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) central & eastern Europe Prussia invades (Habsburg) Silesia; France & Spain back Prussia, England backs Austria Maria Theresa maintains Hapsburg empire as a major political power Ended with Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 Prussia retained Silesia, Spain renewed Treaty of Utrecht with Britain so they could import slaves from Spanish colonies
The “Diplomatic Revolution” of 1756 France and Britain clash in New England Great Britain joined forces with Germany, Convention of Westminster France and Austria agreed to defensive alliance
Seven Years’ War (1756–1763) England now backs Prussia, France backs Austria; colonial theater: Britain trounces France in N. America Treaty of Paris made Britain into a world power, through World War II