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1、Chapter VI The Development for Britain after the Revolution (1702-1760),I. Foreign Affairs,1. Foreign trade was further developed. wool trade; silk articles; cotton goods; slave trade 2. England became a sea power through the victory over Spanish Armada. 3. England rallied Holland and Austria agains

2、t France and Spain, because France was a great danger to England.,A. 1702,the Grand Alliance declared the war. For the first four years, the Alliance enjoyed unbroken success. The French were driven from Germany, and England took Gibraltar. B. 1713, the treaty of Utrecht a safe arrangement to the En

3、glish C. 1714, the war ended The war strengthened English sea and colonial power, while France was weakened.,4. The Seven Years war,Its the war between Britain and France concerning colonies, lasted from 1756-1763, which was carried on mainly in India and America, finally Britain won. 5. The French/

4、Indian War (1754-1763) In America, England and France had conflicts in the Ohio valley and fighting started. In 1763, Treaty of Paris was signed.,II. House of Hanover,1. the Hanoverian succession A. Time: George I began the House of Hanover in 1714. B. Feature: a peaceful accession: no war, no inter

5、nal upheaval C. Reason: the union of England and Scotland,D. Effects: a. the final step in the Revolution, established the principle that the monarch reigned by act of Parliament. b. a different set of European connections. The official connection with Germany was further strengthened. c. a new era

6、of the working of the British constitution- real power came to the parliament,III. Parliamentary Politics,1. The representatives to the House of Commons were not elected. 2. Political rights were not thought of as the rights of individuals but as the rights of property owners. public voting, bribery, intimidation,3. Robert Walpole was regarded as the first Prime Minister. 4. The Parliament was controlled by the Whig and the Tory.,IV. Economy,Agriculture was changing in organization not to fortify in India. Spain: Florida, possession east of