the treaty of paris Flashcards
what were the consequences of the seven years war?
george iii ruled more land than ever before
indians had reserved land under the royal proclamation
taxes introduced with american consent to cover the cost of war
immigrants from europe
washington frustrated with british policies
what did the treaty of paris do?
ended the seven years war between great britain and france, as well as their respective allies
what were the main terms of the treaty of paris?
britian received canada and all french land east of mississippi
britain acquired most of france’s caribbean islands such as grenada
britain acquired florida from spain
france ceded louisiana to spain
changes for france
north america - ceded canada and all north american claims east of the mississippi river to britain, but not new orleans
north america - ceded west louisiana (most of the present-day central united states) and new orleans to spain
north america - retained islands of st. pierre and miquelon (valuable fishing sites off newfoundland)
west indies - received back from britain the islands of guadeloupe and martinique
west indies - ceded grenada and grenadines to britain
india- retained most posts, but lost influence to britain, particularly in bengal
africa - ceded senegal to britain
mediterranean - ceded interest in minorca to britain
europe - agreed to withdraw armies from the german states
changes for spain
north america - ceded florida to britain
north america - received west louisiana and new orleans from france
west indies - received cuba and the philippines from britain
mediterranean - ceded interest in minorca to britain
changes for britain
north america- received canada from france
north america - received florida from spain
west indies - ceded recently taken guadeloupe and martinique back to france
west indies - ceded recently taken cuba and the philippines to spain
west indies - received grenada and the grenadines from france
india- received extensive rights from france
africa - received senegal from france
mediterranean - received manorca from france and spain
main provisions affecting north america and canada
french canadians could freely practise catholicism - gain loyalty
french gained fishing rights off newfoundland
france chose to keep small caribbean islands of martinique , st lucia and guadelope instead of the stretch of land form louisiana to canada - sugar industry
why was the treaty of paris unpopular in britian?
got rid of caribbean - major economic benefit
taxes raised
debt of £140,000,000 thanks to seven years war
how far was the treaty of paris a success in france?
pro - kept caribbean islands - sugar
con - lost alliances for future wars, fur trade
how far was the treaty of paris a success in britian?
pro - george iii’s ministers in favour, got more land
con - public didn’t like it
how far was the treaty of paris a success in america?
pro - no longer had to worry about threat of french invasion
con - no longer pursue what had been a largely effective strategy of playing the french and british against each other to extract the most favourable terms of alliance and preserve their lands against encroachment by anglo-american colonists.
