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From American defeat to global empire

From American defeat to global empire

Timeline showing the shift from the loss of the American colonies in 1783 to a global empire by 1914, with key dates including Sydney 1788, Singapore 1819, the Indian Rebellion 1857 and Egypt 1882

Britain emerged from the Seven Years' War in 1763 with more territory, but also heavy debt and growing tension with its American colonists. The loss of the thirteen colonies in 1783 was a major imperial defeat, not a small setback.

Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel A Level History Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 for A Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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