Was Great Britain The Biggest Winners Of The Seven Years War

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Overall it can be said that Great Britain were the biggest winners of the Seven Years war, by 1962 Great Britain had the upper hand and threatened to withdraw subsidies and support of Prussia. Although Great Britain lost Minorca to the French in 1756 they were able to capture the French colonies in Senegal in 1758. In 1757 William Pitt (the British leader) saw the colonial conflicts as a way to expand and grow the British Empire and so borrowed heavily in order to finance the war. This was beneficial to Britain however, as they were able to take Fort Frontenac then Quebec. France also so suffered defeat against British forces in India. Britain emerged from the Seven Years War as the dominant colonial power. The British east India Company also