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The war broke out in 1701 and was primarily a conflict between French, Spanish and English colonists for control of the North American continent while the War of the Spanish Succession was being fought in Europe. Each side was allied with various Indigenous communities. It was fought on four fronts:
Jul 20, 1998 · Queen Anne’s War, (1702–13), second in a series of wars fought between Great Britain and France in North America for control of the continent. It was contemporaneous with the War of the Spanish Succession in Europe. British military aid to the colonists was devoted mainly to defense of the area.
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The bust of Queen Anne at the top is surrounded by Allied leaders. As the expensive War of the Spanish Succession grew unpopular, so did the Whig administration. The impeachment of Henry Sacheverell, a high church Tory Anglican who had preached anti-Whig sermons, led to further public discontent.
Queen Anne's War ended with the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Under the treaty, England got many New World regions from France, including Acadia (later renamed Nova Scotia), Newfoundland, the Hudson Bay region, and the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean.
May 15, 2022 · Queen Anne’s War officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Britain won Acadia (Nova Scotia), sovereignty over Newfoundland, the Hudson Bay region, and the Caribbean Island of St. Kitts. France recognized British dominance over the Iroquois.
Jul 14, 2019 · Queen Anne’s War was a conflict between England, Spain, Portugal, Savoy and France in North America during the early 18 th century. The war was the second in a series of French and Indian Wars in North America and was also the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession.
May 1, 2024 · Anne’s reign was dominated by the War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne’s War), which resulted in France ceding the Hudson Bay watershed, Acadia (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) and Newfoundland to Great Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht.
