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The '''French and Indian War''', also known as the North American phase of the [[Seven Years War]] in Europe, was a war fought between [[Britain]] and [[France]] from 1754 to 1763 in territory that became Canada and the United States. [[Native Americans]] fought for both sides, although mainly on the side of the French. The British were victorious, ending France's control of Canada and the Mississippi Valley. [[Spain]] was granted [[Louisiana]] as compensation for the loss of [[Florida]].  The war was officially ended with the signing of the [[Treaty of Paris]] in 1763.

The '''French and Indian War''', also known as the North American phase of the [[Seven Years War]] in Europe, was a war fought between [[Britain]] and [[France]] from 1754 to 1763 in territory that became Canada and the United States. [[Native Americans]] fought for both sides, although mainly on the side of the French. The British were victorious, ending France's control of Canada and the Mississippi Valley. [[Spain]] was granted [[Louisiana]] as compensation for the loss of [[Florida]].  The war was officially ended with the signing of the [[Treaty of Paris]] in 1763.

[[Image:GW1755.jpg|thumb|250px|Colonel George Washington of the Virginia militia]]

[[Image:GW1755.jpg|thumb|250px|Colonel [[George Washington]] of the Virginia militia]]

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The war is called the ''French and Indian'' because the [[Iroquois]] confederacy—which had been playing the British and the French against each other successfully for decades fought on both sides. The French were defeated and in the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)]], France surrendered its vast North American empire to Britain.

The war is called the ''French and Indian'' because the [[Iroquois]] confederacy—which had been playing the British and the French against each other successfully for decades fought on both sides. The French were defeated and in the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)]], France surrendered its vast North American empire to Britain.