French and Indian War

American  

noun

1. the war in America in which France and its Indian allies opposed England 1754–60: ended by Treaty of Paris in 1763.

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French and Indian War British  

noun

1. the war (1755–60) between the French and British, each aided by different Indian tribes, that formed part of the North American Seven Years' War

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French and Indian War Cultural  

1. A series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and 1763. The French and Indian War was the American phase of the Seven Years' War, which was then underway in Europe. In a battle between British and French forces near Quebec City in Canada, the British gained control of all of Canada.

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At the start of the war, several thousand French-speaking residents of Acadia (Nova Scotia and adjacent areas) who refused to swear allegiance to Britain were exiled. Many eventually made their way to southern Louisiana, where they developed the distinctive language and culture known as Cajun.

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French and Indian War

It takes place mostly around 1753-55, at the advent of the French and Indian War.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

The 20-something Abraham may have been a savvy lawyer, but at the same age George was on the battlefield, proving an essential leader in the French and Indian War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The film is, then, a fairly standard underdog-makes-good story, rising to a climax in the French and Indian War in the 1750s, when Washington was in his 20s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

This conflict, called the French and Indian War, soon spread to Europe where fighting broke out in 1756.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

When the French and Indian War ended, the French left the region, ceding to the British all the land they had claimed east of the Mississippi River.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz