EMPIRE UNDER STRAIN DESPITE THE FREQUENT RESISTANCE, COLONISTS CONSIDERED THEMSELVES LOYAL!
The Great War 1914-1918. Unexpected yet inevitable Most early 20 th century Europeans believed an all out European war was unlikely. Economic growth.
The Duel for North America Chapter 6. The French in North America New France New France British British bringing settlers in from the mother country.
The Vietnam War. A. Background The French had made Vietnam a colony in the late 1800's. Ho Chi Minh led revolts in Vietnam as the leader of the Communist.
The Duel for North America
The American Revolution was 169 years in the making. The distance British colonists enjoyed from their kings made direct rule nearly impossible.
Empire under strain
1 New France was more than double the size of British Colonies, yet much less populated British more interested in bringing settlers in from the mother.
