The French and Indian War The French and Indian War was the North American conflict that was just one facet of the much larger, worldwide Seven Years’ War; it began in 1754 and ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris. It was a series of battles between France and Great Britain, and their Indian allies, for the possession of land in North America. Both the French and British governments believed they owned the rights to the Ohio River Valley, the area that triggered the conflict. The war resulted in enormous gains of territory for Great Britain. • Great Britain controlled the thirteen colonies up to the Appalachian Mountains. France controlled a very large, sparsely settled colony, which stretched from Louisiana through the Mississippi valley and Great …show more content…
o The French gave New Orleans and all of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River to Spain. Cuba was also returned to Spain. o This treaty opened the Mississippi Valley to westward expansion. • The Ottowa Chief Pontiac unites men from several American Indian nations in hopes of driving the British off of their land. Colonel Henry Bouquet, of the British army, defeats the Native American forces at Bushy Run. o The Proclamation of 1763 is signed, halting the westward expansion of colonists; the land west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the Native Americans. • The British Sugar Act is amended to tax the American colonies on imported goods such as sugar, coffee, and wine. (1764) • The Currency Act was designed to control money in the colonies. It prohibited the issue of new bills and the re-issue of existing currency in the colonies. • The Stamp Act was issued by Great Britain to tax American colonists as an effort to recoup from financial loss during the war. This act implemented a tax on all printed documents. (1765) • Protests begin to occur against these acts so much that it eventually leads to the American