USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

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The French and Indian War was the American phase of a worldwide nine years’ war (1754-63) fought between France and Great Britain. (The more-complex European phase was the Seven Years’ War [1756-63].) It determined control of the vast colonial territory of North America . The French and Indian War was exclusive to North America while the Seven Years War was
A
fought largely on the steppes of Europe.
B
fought in North Africa and the Near East.
C
fought globally with engagements in India, the Philippines and continental Europe.
D
fought off the Atlantic coast of France.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years’ War. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.

Detailed explanation-2: -Three earlier phases of this extended contest for overseas mastery included King William’s War (1689–97), Queen Anne’s War (1702–13), and King George’s War (1744–48).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Seven Years’ War (called the French and Indian War in the colonies) lasted from 1756 to 1763, forming a chapter in the imperial struggle between Britain and France called the Second Hundred Years’ War.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years’ War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The American Indians were fighting to maintain control of their land and their cultural future. The French claimed the Upper Ohio River Valley. They wanted to trade with the American Indians and control the area. The British also claimed the Upper Ohio River Valley.

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