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2. Competition for Empire and Economic Expansion 2.1 Global Economy of the Eighteenth Century 2.2 Europe after Utrecht, 1713-1740 2.3 Demographic change in the 18 th Century 2.1 Global Economy of the Eighteenth Century Mercantilism


  1. 2. Competition for Empire and Economic Expansion

  2. 2.1 Global Economy of the Eighteenth Century 2.2 Europe after Utrecht, 1713-1740 2.3 Demographic change in the 18 th Century

  3. 2.1 Global Economy of the Eighteenth Century

  4. Mercantilism

  5. Mercantilism • Limited Wealth • Trade is Zero-Sum • Governmental Involvement • Colonies: “Trade Benefits the Mother Country”

  6. Mercantilism • Jean-Baptiste Colbert (France) • Dutch East India Company (1602) • British East India Company (1600)

  7. Competition • New World • Caribbean • Southeast Asia

  8. 2.2 Europe after Utrecht, 1713-1740

  9. Themes • State Building • Mercantilism • Professional Armies

  10. After Utrecht • Louis XIV’s Wars • Peace of Utrecht (1713) • Rise of Frederick the Great – War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748)

  11. The “First World War” • Diplomatic Revolution (1756) – France and Austria – Prussia and Britain • Seven Years War (1756-1763)

  12. Treaty of Paris (1763) • Prussia Survives • British Global Empire • Fiscal Burdens – American Revolution – French Involvement

  13. 2.3 Demographic Change of the Eighteenth Century

  14. Demographic Trends • Agricultural Revolution – Increased life expectancy – Shift from older to earlier marriages

  15. Demographic Trends • Population boom after 1750 • Global Diet (Potato) • Medical improvements

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