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French and Indian War:
In 1754, the global rivalry between Britain and France led the war in America. Britain won, expanding its empire.
Britain went to war to prevent French expansion into British-claimed territory in the Ohio River valley. Provincial troops and citizen militias in the colonies took up arms. British soldiers were dispatched to America. Indians joined the fighting on both sides. War soon broke out in Europe as well, and raged for seven years. Britain won, adding Canada, Florida, and the Great Lakes region to its global holdings. France lost nearly all of its North American empire. |