Losses of British mercantile shipping
Increase of British commerce
Commanding position of Great Britain
Relations of England and Portugal
Terms of the Treaty of Paris
Opposition to the treaty in Great Britain
Results of the maritime war
Results of the continental war
Influence of Sea Power in countries politically unstable
Interest of the United States in the Central American Isthmus
Effects of the Seven Years' War on the later history of Great Britain
Subsequent acquisitions of Great Britain
British success due to maritime superiority
Mutual dependence of seaports and fleets


CHAPTER IX.

COURSE OF EVENTS FROM THE PEACE OF PARIS TO 1778. MARITIME WAR CONSEQUENT UPON
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. BATTLE OFF USHANT.

French discontent with the Treaty of Paris
Revival of the French navy
Discipline among French naval officers of the time
Choiseul's foreign policy
Domestic troubles in Great Britain
Controversies with the North American colonies
Genoa cedes Corsica to France
Dispute between England and Spain about the Falkland Islands
Choiseul dismissed