French and Indian War
Definition
The French and Indian War was a conflict in North America, lasting from 1754 to 1763, that represented colonial events related to the European conflict known as the Seven Years' War.
Analogy
Think of it like two popular kids (France and Britain) fighting over who gets to sit at the best table (North America) in the cafeteria. The other students (Native American tribes) have their own opinions and alliances, adding complexity to the fight.
Related terms
Seven Years' War: A global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763. It involved every European great power of the time except for the Ottoman Empire, spanning five continents.
Treaty of Paris (1763): This ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France. As a result, France lost nearly all its territory in North America.
Proclamation Line of 1763: An order by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
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Study guides (8)
AP US History - 2.1 Context: European Colonization
AP US History - 2.4 Transatlantic Trade
AP US History - 2.7 Colonial Society and Culture
AP US History - 3.1 Context: The Revolutionary Period
AP US History - 3.2 The Seven Years’ War (The French and Indian War)
AP US History - 3.3 Taxation without Representation
AP US History - 3.5 The American Revolution
AP US History - 3.12 Movement in the Early Republic
Practice Questions (13)
What was a result of the French and Indian War?
The French and Indian War led to the creation of
In this declaration, King George III stated that American colonists could not move west past the Appalachian mountains at the end of the French and Indian War.
Which of the following was a result of the French and Indian War?
Which was not a cause of the French and Indian War?
What role did the American colonists play in the French and Indian War?
How did the outcome of the French and Indian War affect relations between the British colonies and Native American tribes in North America?
How might European colonization have evolved differently if France had won the French and Indian War?
What might have been the outcome if the French had won the French and Indian War in 1756-63?
Which treaty ended the French and Indian war?
How did the outcome of the Seven Years' War (the French and Indian war) indirectly impact industrialization in America?
What enduring impact of the French and Indian war continues into current U.S relations with other nations?
What is one consequence of the French and Indian War on relations between Britain and its American colonies?
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