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Article: French and Indian War (1754–1763)
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FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754
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1763)
The French and Indian War (1754
–
1763) was the last of a series of great colonial wars that stretched for almost a hundred years and disrupted settlements throughout North America. It marked the end of the French empire in North America and the beginning of English domination of the continent. It also emphasized the differences between Englishmen and colonists and laid the groundwork for the drive toward independence, culminating in the American Revolution (1775
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1783).
The events that sparked the French and Indian War had their origin in the trade with Native Americans. The French had claimed the territory surrounding the Great ...