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[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060761857/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0060761857&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=a91b60ca9671dfc7e9f4670493d43c19 The French and Indian War] was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375706364/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0375706364&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=c9905deca9b71f6591a40aad858247bf the Seven Years’ War]. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain with enormous territorial gains in North America. Still, disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent and ultimately to the American Revolution. In terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there.

The diplomats completed their negotiations and signed the preliminary Treaty of Paris on November 3, 1762. Spanish and French negotiators also signed the Treaty of San Ildefonso simultaneously, which confirmed the cession of French Louisiana to Spain.

Although British King George III and his ministers favored the treaty, it was unpopular with the British public. However, the treaty contained enough concessions to war hawks that the British Parliament ratified the Treaty of Paris by a majority of 319 to 64. The treaty went into effect on February 10, 1763.

====Conclusion====

Despite what seemed like a success, the Treaty of Paris ultimately encouraged dissension between Anglo-American colonists and the British Government because their interests in North America no longer coincided. The British Government no longer wanted to maintain an expensive military presence. Its attempts to manage a post-treaty frontier policy that would balance colonists’ and Indians’ interests would prove ineffective and even counterproductive. Coupled with differences between the imperial government and colonists on how to levy taxes to pay for debts on wartime expenses, the Treaty of Paris ultimately set the colonists on the path towards seeking independence, even as it seemed to make the British Empire stronger than ever.

Republished from [https://history.state.gov/| Office of the Historian], United States Department of State