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French and Indian War
noun
- the war in America in which France and its Indian allies opposed England 1754–60: ended by Treaty of Paris in 1763.
French and Indian War
noun
- the war (1755–60) between the French and British, each aided by different Indian tribes, that formed part of the North American Seven Years' War
French and Indian War
- A series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and 1763. The French and Indian War was the American phase of the Seven Years' War , which was then underway in Europe . In a battle between British and French forces near Quebec City in Canada , the British gained control of all of Canada.
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At the start of the war, several thousand French-speaking residents of Acadia ( Nova Scotia and adjacent areas) who refused to swear allegiance to Britain were exiled. Many eventually made their way to southern Louisiana , where they developed the distinctive language and culture known as Cajun .
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