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Seven Years War (1756-1763) French/Indian War (1756-1763). Seven Years War (1756-1763). Prussia, Hanover, and Great Britain Austria, France, the Russian Empire, Sweden, and Saxony Minor Players: Spain, Portugal, Netherlands. Territorial Claims 1754.
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Seven Years War (1756-1763) • Prussia, Hanover, and Great Britain • Austria, France, the Russian Empire, Sweden, and Saxony • Minor Players: Spain, Portugal, Netherlands
Territorial Claims 1754 • France claims interior North America, while British colonists settle along the coast. • French and British trade for furs with Native American groups.
French/Indian War (1756-1763) • France builds forts to keep the British out.
British colonists move into Ohio River valley, claimed by France. France and Britain arm the Native Americans.
French/Indian War (1756-1763) • Fighting, fighting, and more fighting
Outcome 1763 • Britain defeats France • Britain wins control of all of North America east of the Mississippi River. • Spain gains New Orleans and French territory west of the Mississippi River. • Britain bans further settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. • Colonists become angry.
