The tide of war turned against the French in 1757 when Prime Minister William Pitt decided to send more British troops in North America to fight against French. He also saw it as the colonial conflicts to building a vast British empire in future. During the time of the French and Indian War, he was British Secretary of State who took over the wartime operations.
Sugar was a large commodity in Cuba and it helped make up a large amount of it's economy and after the tariff Cuba had lost its largest sugar buyer and it killed the economy
The Spanish were looking for gold. This is part of the 3 systems, these were things people came to the new world for. It was GOD GOLD AND GLORY, But the Spanish came for Gold