About the lecture

In this module, we examine what America looked like in 1763, focusing in particular on: (i) how the Seven Years' War transformed the geo-political landscape of North America; (ii) what the British colonies looked like in 1763, with a particular focus on the differing colonial economies; (iii) how did the colonies differ based on what region they were in; (iv) how did the different labour systems of the colonies affect their society.

About the lecturer

Professor Edward Gray was a Professor of History at Florida State University (FSU). He specialised in early U.S. history, Native American history, the history of colonial North America, and the history of the Pacific in the age of Captain James Cook. He wrote a number of books within this field, including Tom Paine’s Iron Bridge: Building a United States (W.W. Norton & Co., 2016).