Salem on History | French and Indian War

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Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Native Americans, American Indians, British Empire
Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), British History, French History, American Indian History, Canadian History
Geographical Location: Canada, United States
Date: July 3, 1754-February 10, 1763

Article abstract: At issue: Control of North America. Result: France loses most of its North American land holdings.

Background

The French and Indian War began as a scuffle in American forests and spread across the ocean to become an international conflict. Though the war seemed yet another in a series of colonial struggles between France and England, it permanently changed the face of the North American map.

Before the outbreak of the French and Indian War, England and France fought three wars over land claims in the New World. King William’s...

Salem on History | French and Indian War

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Background

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