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Document 4.1 North America before and after the

French and Indian War

1754 and 1763

Competition between the French and the English over control of North America came

to a head in the French and Indian War (1754–1763) (known as the Seven Years’ War in

Europe). The British victory in this conflict guaranteed British control over much of North

America. The two maps below show European colonies in North America at the begin-

ning of the French and Indian War and at the end.

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