Compare And Contrast The French And Indian War

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The French and Indian war was a seven year war between England and the American colonies and some of the Indians in North America. When the war was over, the French lost control of Canada. The Indians that had been threatening the Americans that lived there were defeated. When the war was only supposed to be against the English and the American Colonists and some of the Indians in North America it changed to become a world war. The British spent a lot of money fighting the war and the colonists had been part of it. The French controlled the Mississippi River and claimed the Ohio River Valley. The British began to build their own forts.The French expanded into areas that the British had claimed. In 1754, George Washington was sent to take over