Claim: the French-Indian War (by England) was justified

The perceptions of Pitt, and the British political system in general, are dependent upon the context. The Prime Minister, who had been elected (Admittedly in elections in which about 5% of the population could take part), was Henry Pelham who served for eleven years. He was a pretty good Prime Minister, and oversaw the first Jewish equality law, as well as reduced the national debt and reorganised the navy. He died in office just before the French stormed Minorca, and was replaced by the Duke of Newcastle, his brother. The way in which ministers are selected is rather different to the American model. All ministers must be Members of Parliament (essentially congressmen), or Members of the House of Lords (like senators, but they elect each other). The four main offices of the current cabinet in the UK and the USA are as follows: Prime Minister - David Cameron, MP for Witney President - Barack Obama Chancellor of the Exchequer - George Osborne, MP for Tatton Secretary of the Treasury - Jacob Lew Home Secretary - Theresa May, MP for Maidenhead Secretary of Homeland Security - Rand Beers Foreign Secretary - William Hague, MP for Richmond Secretary of State - John Kerry In order to be in the cabinet, a minister must first be a member of parliament. They continue their local duties while in office, and if they lose a local election and therefore the constituency, they lose their ministerial post. Pelham was the Member of Parliament for Sussex, and was therefore in the House of Commons (Congress). He had all the support for legislation he needed, with a large base in the House of Lords as well. However, when he died, his brother, the Duke of Newcastle, stepped in to replace him. Since he was a Duke, he was a member of the House of Lords. This meant that he had more support in the Upper House than the Lower House, just like Obama. His fragile hold on Parliament was shattered when Minorca fell, and he was quickly ejected from office to be replaced by the Duke of Devonshire. Devonshire was despised by many elements of his party, and when the time came for the 1757 elections, he was replaced by Newcastle again, though it was through a coalition with Pitt's faction, the Chathamites. This resulted in a government with strong support in both Houses, and allowed the government to pave the way for the Annus Mirabilis of 1759, and though the government was removed in favour of Bute's anti-war government, the war was effectively won by 1761, when Russia left the war. Pitt was somewhat sidelined after Bute's election, and became prime minister after the war ended. With regards to his boastful rhetoric; that was present in every politician in the eighteenth century. Similar to modern politics in America, one simply could not be elected unless one bombastically applauded national supremacy and religious fanaticism. Pitt was probably the best orator of the eighteenth century, and could easily sway parliament towards his way of thinking, and was known for destroying opponents with witty and powerful retorts. His son was probably chiefly responsible for the establishment of the Raj, and it is interesting to note that the first notable Governor General of Bengal was none other than Lord Cornwallis, after the failure of his American campaigns.