USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The French and Indian War lasted seven years and ended with the ____ ____ ____ in 1763.
A
Treaty of Paris
B
Treaty of London
C
Treaty of Rome
D
Treaty of Duquesne
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: -The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Seven Years’ War resulted from an attempt by the Austrian Habsburgs to win back the province of Silesia, which had been taken from them by Frederick the Great of Prussia. Overseas colonial struggles between Great Britain and France for control of North America and India were also a cause of the war.

Detailed explanation-4: -Signed between Britain, France, and Spain, this treaty formally marked the end of the Seven Years War. The definitive Treaty of Peace and Friendship between his Britannick Majesty, the Most Christian King, and the King of Spain. Concluded at Paris the 10th day of February, 1763.

Detailed explanation-5: -Franco-British fighting in North America and India became part of a general war in Europe. Britain’s subsequent victories around the globe consolidated what has been called the ‘First British Empire’.

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