THE 7-YEAR WAR AND MODERNIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIONS - HISTORY - 2025

The 7 Years' War and the modernization of the imperial administrations refer to the armed conflict that confronted France and Great Britain for the control of the colonies in North America and the supremacy in the control of the maritime routes.

The most important consequence of this war was precisely the modernization of the imperial administrations. The conflict began in 1756 and culminated in 1763, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

This war took place in different territories of the Caribbean, Europe, North America, India and Africa.

At the same time two important alliances were organized: on the one hand, Great Britain, the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Prussia and Portugal.

The second front consisted of the kingdom of Saxony, France, Russia, Sweden, the Austrian Empire and Spain.

Influence of the 7 Years' War on the modernization of the imperial administrations

The end of the 7 Years' War marked the end of the Modern Age and the beginning of the Contemporary Age, in which important revolutions occurred in the American colonies and profound changes in the European continent.

Independent ideas

With France away from American territory, the English colonies on North American territory no longer needed the support of the empire.

In addition, discontent grew over the large debts that England imposed through taxes.

Thirteen years after the end of the 7 Years' War, the American colonies declare their independence from the English Crown.

This resulted in a civil war in the territory of the colonies. It was a tough confrontation between forces loyal to England and the rebels, who were seeking definitive independence.

In England great thinkers like Edmund Burke and Richard Sheridan support the American attempts at independence.

Industrial Revolution

On the other hand, the rise of the industrial system, mass production and the replacement of master manufacturers by the owners of capital, caused the rise of capitalism.

Emergence of Romanticism and ideologies

In the 1760s, Romanticism emerged. This contemplates that industrial transformations generate that the things that make up the daily life of man age rapidly. Nostalgia is the supreme sentiment of Romanticism.

The concept of universal history is also born. All historical events that were previously conceived from the religious, at this stage lead to explain history from the progress of man. As a consequence, ideologies appear.

French Revolution

At this time the French Revolution was born. This revolution abolished the elements of the feudal age, such as serfdom and the privileges of the Church.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man was drawn up, a document of vital importance in the history of humanity. The motto of this revolution raised the banners of brotherhood, liberty and equality.

Thinkers like Rousseau and Montesquieu inspired the peoples' struggle for democracy.

The Seven Years' War began with a dispute over the American territories of the colonies of two European empires, and ended up marking the destiny of humanity towards a new era.

In this new era, individual freedoms and free thought would finally be the goal of all peoples, both in Europe and in America.

References

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