
The Seven Years’ War was a global military war between 17, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines.
New France: France’s former possessions and colonies in North America, including Quebec, Acadia, and Louisiana, before 1763. Seven Years’ War: A global military war between 17 involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines. Treaty of Paris: A peace agreement signed in 1763 that ended the Seven Years’ War, or the French and Indian War also the name for a peace agreement signed in 1783 that ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the United States’ independence.
American Indian tribes supporting the British included the Iroquois Confederacy, Catawba, and the Cherokee prior to 1758. American Indian tribes supporting France included the Wabanaki Confederacy, Algonquin, Caughnawaga Mohawk, Lenape, Ojibwa, Ottawa, Shawnee, and Wyandot. The outcome of the war was one of the most significant developments in a century of Anglo-French conflict, with Britain gaining control over Canada and Florida.
The war was primarily fought over contested claims between the British and French over the land of the Ohio Country. The French and Indian War (1754–1763) is the name for the North American theater of the Seven Years’ War.