THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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Almost all of the land in the mid-western part of North America
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Quebec and Montreal
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The land East of the Appalachian Mountain system
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All of the land East of the Mississippi River, including Florida
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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: -Under Choiseul’s plan, Britain would gain all French territory east of the Mississippi, while Spain would retain Cuba in exchange for handing Florida over to Great Britain. French territories west of the Mississippi would become Spanish, along with the port of New Orleans.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years War in Europe and the parallel French and Indian War in North America. Under the treaty, Britain won all of Canada and almost all of the modern United States east of the Mississippi.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Treaty of Paris gave Britain the east side of the Mississippi (including Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which was to be part of the British territory of West Florida). On the east side, New Orleans remained in French hands (albeit temporarily).
Detailed explanation-5: -Great Britain gained the most land after the French and Indian War, which ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The French and Indian War was fought between British forces, who were joined by the American colonists, and French forces. Both sides were joined by a number of Native American groups.