The French and Indian War

• The French and Indian War began  in 1754. The war ended in 1763.
• The war was between the colonies of Britain and France in America. They were supported by their mother countries and France was also supported by their Native American allies.
• The war was caused by an argument between the British and French colonies over the control of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in 1754. The argument exploded into violence during the Battle of Jumonville Glen in 1754.
• As a result of the war, France gave it's land east of the Mississippi River to Britain and Louisiana to France's ally Spain. The presence of French colonies north of the Caribbean diminished to only the islands of St.Pierre and Miquelon.

This map shows the land gains of Britain and Spain from France after the French and Indian War.

Paltek, Jon.