Comparison Of The French And Indian War

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The French and Indian War was one of the first battles that led to the strengthening of American colonies, and it was probably one of the pre-steps in the creation of the United States. The French and Indian war also known as the Seven Years’ war started in 1756. As France was expanding towards south and Ohio river, British claimed that France is getting into British territories, so they declared war on France. During the first months of the war and few years before that, French were more successful at gaining the support of the native Americans and British army had no interest in fighting away from home, so France won several battles. In 1757, British leader William Pitt paid Prussia to start a war in Europe which helped Britain to gain the