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Demonstrating that the decisive "Seven Years' War" changed the balance of power between the British and French in North America, the author argues that this conflict destroyed the delicate balance of power that gave Native people a voice in the affairs of the continent while creating an "American generation."
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Andersen (history, U. of Colorado) argues that events such as resistance to the Stamp Act and Pontiac's rebellion are best understood not as precursors to the American Revolution, but as an intercultural struggle between Indians, English colonists, and the English government to define the terms of Empire. In support of his thesis he tells the story of the Seven Year's War from military, political, social, and economic perspectives and discusses how the events of the war and its aftermath affected the attitudes of various populations towards imperial culture. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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