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Great Britain v. France

Great Britain v. France. Who’s your daddy?. Great Britain v. France. European Rivals. Great Britain v. France.

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Great Britain v. France

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  1. Great Britain v. France Who’s your daddy?

  2. Great Britain v. France

  3. European Rivals Great Britainv.France Prior to the French and Indian War in 1754 Great Britain and France fought as enemies in over 25 wars in Europe dating back to 1066 when the French Normans conquered England in the Norman Conquest.

  4. 1754 King George II vs. King Louis XV Great Britain What do these two kings have in common?

  5. Great Britain Atlantic Ocean …an island kingdom made up of 2 countries in 1750: England (the largest) and Scotland.

  6. France …a kingdom on the continent of Europe

  7. What they have in common… • Christian religion BUT Britain is Anglican Protestant and France is Roman Catholic • European monarchy government BUT Britain has an active Parliament with a Prime Minister as head and France has not called its Estates General [Parliament] since 1614 so everything is run by the king • Colonized North America BUT Britain’s colonists brought their families, settled, took over the land, and established governments all on the East Coast of N Am. and France’s colonists were mostly males who traveled and traded with natives, inland along rivers like the Mississippi • Both hate each other and compete for power against each other; fought in over 25 wars in Europe on opposite sides since 1066 • Both have distinct class societies at home with the upper class [lords] ruling the lower class [commons] and no means of movement up from one class to another • Both tax their people and use taxes to support their wars [mostly against each other] and support their personal spending

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