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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In the wake of the French and Indian War, British colonists in North America greeted with hostility other actions by Britain’s Parliament that they believed unfairly restricted their economic opportunities.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

"Cajuns" and Cajun food came well after Britain won the French and Indian War in 1763.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2022

Private speculators had been making purchases from Indian leaders since before the French and Indian War, and still continued to do so.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Who were the main combatants in the French and Indian War?

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

That struggle, known in America as the French and Indian War, began in 1754, after Washington ambushed a small French force.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen