we are going to start off the word "utrecht," which ended queen anne's war, and it ushered in a relative peace in europe and in the colonies. but war interrupted in late 70 39, and this was when britain declared war on spain -- 1739. this was when britain declared war on spain. this is a listing that was posted in 1738, saying, look, the spanish are seizing our ships on the high seas, this is an insult, there is an increasing clamor in britain, and we need to do something about it. also, the tension between the british and the spanish is between a slave contract that was a 30 year contract. there was some specific numbers on that. so the bottom line was there was tension between 10 and spain, and there was one incident in particular that later gave this conflict its name. and you will think, that is an odd day. the war of jenkins' ear, where did that come from? the rebecca was one of the ships that had been seized by the spanish, a british merchant ship, and the captive of -- the captain of that ship was robert jenkins, and in the process of being or day, his ear was cut off. jenkins too

the churches had no pictures, as we can see in this painting of the mariakerk in utrecht by pietersz saenredam. nevertheless, the netherlands experienced an explosion in the production and consumption of art. the first mass art market in history arose because for the first time ordinary people bought paintings, etchings, drawings. artists produced in large quantity for that market. the society was defining itself in the images it produced. the simplicity of these domestic scenes is often deceptive. this still life with trout by willem claesz heda, while reassuring the dutch of the plenty in their lives also warns them of the remorseless passage of time. jan steen's painting the world upside-down was intended to amuse, but it also cautions against the dangers of excess. here drink and sexual license cause a household to slide into complete domestic disorder. jan vermeer's woman weighing pearls stands before a painting of the last judgment warning that wealth must not distract us from our ultimate fate. the dutch genre paintings are not just innocent images of everyday life but of the

recall, inas you utrecht, this was the opportunity for france to reclaim its lost territory of acadia. that is what the french governor does, he launches an expedition to recapture the capital of it nova scotia, which is annapolis royal. have, and we talked about this in the last class, a master forest -- fortress here at louisbourg. there is a big fortress with almost 150 cannons, it took a number of years to build, so not only is it a great place to launch an expedition, it is also a great place to house your privateers. not only are the french interested in retaking acadia, they are interested in making some money. and a privateer is a pirate who has been authorized by the the french government has given a letter of mark saying that you are authorized to commit private -- piracy against the british. irate is another man's privateer. we can get some protection by the fortress, we are in great shape. so the colonists are unhappy about this. the new england colonists like a buffer zone, they do like the fact that acadia has been renamed nova scotia, a means it is in british hands, the

as you recall in the treaty of , utrecht, this was the opportunity for france to -- france canada, then called new france, to recapture lost territory. what the french governor of canada does. he organizes an exhibition to recapture the capital of nova scotia, annapolis royal. one of the things that is different between 1713 and 1744 is that the french have held this massive fortress here at louisbourg. we talked about that last class, this big fortress almost 150 , cannons, it took a number of years to build, so not only is it a great place to launch an expedition, it is also a great place to house your privateers. so not only are the french interested in retaking acadia, to make an opportunity some money. a privateer is a pirate two has been officially authorized to the government. and french privateer is a muddy the french government has given a letter of mark saying you are authorized to commit piracy as long as it is against the british. one man's pirate is another man's privateer. that is another way to think of it. if i want to have some ships and i can get them in behind the pro

we are going to start off the word "utrecht," which ended queen anne's war, and it ushered in a relative peace in europe and in the colonies. but war interrupted in late 70 39, and this was when britain declared war on spain -- 1739. this was when britain declared war on spain. this is a listing that was posted in 1738, saying, look, the spanish are seizing our ships on the high seas, this is an insult, there is an increasing clamor in britain, and we need to do something about it. also, the tension between the british and than