Unit 2

Towards Confederation



Chapter 5 Introduction

What is a superpower?

A superpower is a country that is more powerful than almost all other countries.


Currently, the United States of America is the world’s largest superpower.

In the early 1700s and into the 1800s, France and England were rival superpowers.



Watch

Click the link to watch the video, "England vs. France", to see the various wars France and England fought to dominate North America.


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