King George II died on October 25, 1760, and was succeeded by his grandson, George III. During his reign, George II's reign oversaw the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. As Secretary of State, William Pitt the Elder directed the policy of the Seven Years' War.

Week 9 Video Lecture

Study Questions for this week's reading in American Yawp:

What tensions between France and England and the colonies did the Seven Years’s War reveal?

What impact did England’s victory in the Seven Years'

War have upon Native Americans? How was their relationship different with the French than it was with the English?

How does England attempt to increasingly regulate and tax the colonies after the war?