SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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Question
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France lost its territory in North America to the British
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France took over all of Canada
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Native-Americans succesfully kicked out the British and French from North America
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France defeated the British
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the resulting Treaty of Paris (1763), Great Britain secured significant territorial gains in North America, including all French territory east of the Mississippi river, as well as Spanish Florida, although the treaty returned Cuba to Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the Treaty of Paris, France lost all claims to Canada and gave Louisiana to Spain, while Britain received Spanish Florida, Upper Canada, and various French holdings overseas.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French and Indian War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in February 1763. The British received Canada from France and Florida from Spain, but permitted France to keep its West Indian sugar islands and gave Louisiana to Spain.
Detailed explanation-4: -The French may have lost geographic control of North America, but their influence is still strong today. The French lost North America because of their overreliance on the fur trade, inability to fully cooperate with all Native American tribes in the area, and loss in the French and Indian War.
Detailed explanation-5: -The British had won the French and Indian War. They took control of the lands that had been claimed by France (see below). France lost its mainland possessions to North America. Britain now claimed all the land from the east coast of North America to the Mississippi River.