USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

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In the Treaty of Paris, France gave up all territory in the Ohio Valley and ____
A
California
B
Alaska
C
Canada
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Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War /Seven Years’ War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the terms of the treaty, France renounced to Britain all the mainland of North America east of the Mississippi, excluding New Orleans and environs; the West Indian islands of Grenada, Saint Vincent, Dominica, and Tobago; and all French conquests made since 1749 in India or in the East Indies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Through this treaty, France ceded all of New France to Great Britain, with the exception of Louisiana, which had become a Spanish holding the previous year. Of its vast North American empire, France kept only the minuscule Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon islands south of Newfoundland as well as its fishing rights.

Detailed explanation-4: -Northwest Territory Perhaps as important as U.S. independence, the Treaty of Paris also established generous boundaries for the new nation. As part of the agreement, the British ceded a vast area known as the Northwest Territory to the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Treaty of Paris was signed on 19 February 1763 and ended the Seven Years’ War between France, Britain and Spain. It marked the end of the war in North America and created the basis for the modern country of Canada. France formally ceded New France to the British, and largely withdrew from the continent.

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