Unit 5:: Wars for Empire (1685–1763)
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Abstract

The wars for empire dominated relations between England and France, and sometimes Spain, for almost a full century. The economic philosophy called mercantilism developed as a way for European rulers to tap into the lucrative trade between colonies and their mother countries, but it also made colonies important factors in European politics and wars. For almost eighty years, wars in Europe—including the War of the Grand Alliance, also called the Nine Years’ War, or King William’s War (1688–1697); Queen Anne’s War, or the War of the Spanish Succession (1702–1713); and King George’s War, or the War of the Austrian Succession (1744–1748)—spilled over into the American colonies.

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