AP WH Chapter 21 PPT

The document summarizes revolutionary changes in the Atlantic world between 1750-1850. It discusses how rivalry among European powers intensified in the early 1600s as the Dutch attacked Spanish and Portuguese possessions, and then the British checked Dutch ambitions in the 1600s-1700s. The British then defeated France in the Seven Years War from 1756-1763, taking over French colonial possessions in the Americas and India. It also discusses how the costs of 17th-18th century wars in Europe drove governments to seek new revenue sources, which people then protested and questioned.