Queen Anne's War

American  

noun

1. the war (1702–13) in which England and its American colonies opposed France and its Indian allies. It constituted the American phase of the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Queen Anne's War British  

noun

1. those conflicts (1702–13) of the War of the Spanish Succession that were fought in North America

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Example Sentences

Unlike Queen Anne's War, King George's War seemed to stimulate tobacco prices and they remained relatively good for a number of years after the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748.

From Tobacco in Colonial Virginia "The Sovereign Remedy" by Herndon, G. Melvin

Hardly a woman born of the generation preceding Queen Anne's War could write her name, and many of the most active and useful men could do no better.

From The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 by Various

King William's War, Queen Anne's War and the French and Indian War, were all waged before the difficulties were settled in the rout of the French from the continent.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

As William died in 1702, and was succeeded by his sister-in-law Anne, the struggle which followed in America was called "Queen Anne's War."

From A School History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach

He was succeeded by Anne, and a war ensued, which lasted almost a dozen years and is known in history as Queen Anne's War.

From The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad by Carter, F. A. (Freeland A.)