Difference between revisions of "French and Indian Wars"

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The French and Indian Wars refer to a series of four wars fought between Britain and France between 1689–1763 over the North American colonies.

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-In the '''French and Indian Wars''', called the '''Seven Years' War''' in [[Europe]],
+The '''French and Indian Wars''' refer to a series of four wars fought between [[Britain]] and [[France]] between 1689–1763 over the [[North America]]n colonies.
-[[France]] and [[Britain]] the [[United Kingdom]] battled for the remaining parts of [[North America]].
-This helped a great deal and the British acquired all the land the French held except [[Louisiana]], which went to [[Spain]]. The [[Treaty of Paris]] was signed in 1763. This ended the Seven Years' War.
+These wars were [[King William's War]], [[Queen Anne's War]], [[King George's War]], and the [[French and Indian War]] (known as the Seven Years' War in [[Europe]]).
-The War marked the end of French influence in [[North America]].
+==References==
+http://www.bartleby.com/65/fr/FrenchNI.html
-When the French and British fought, the French usually won because the British had Bright red coats and stayed in traditional formation, so they were easily seen and shot down. Later the British turned their coats inside out and covered them in clay.{{fact-history}}
 [[Category:Wars]]
 [[Category:France]]
+[[Category:England]]
+[[Category:European History]]
+[[Category:United States History]]