The French and Indian War is an extension of the Seven Years’
War of 1756-63 that pitted the colonies of British America against New France.
The French were defeated and lost vast territories, including Canada and French
Louisiana. The Brits gained land east of the Mississippi River and removed
French threat to its thirteen colonies. The conflict trained many American
officers, including Washington, that would later fight in the Revolutionary
War. The Brits Empire grew substantially, but the war incurred great debts. The
Brits tried to tax the colonies more in order to pay the debt, causing the
colonies to unite just in time for the Revolutionary war.