CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

After you finish reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to:

Understand the extent and limits of British political and economic control of the colonies. Delineate the major institutions of colonial government in the mother country. Explain the major institutions of colonial government in the colonies. Assess the general relations between the British settlers and the Indians. Describe the nature of French colonization of North America and compare France’s colonial policy with Britain’s. Discuss the general course of the conflict for empire between France and Britain, and indicate why the British won. Analyze the consequences of Britain’s victory in its Great War for Empire with France.