Wars and Battles
Treaty of Paris (1763)
The French and Indian War
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 (along with the companion Treaty of Hubertusburg) ended the Seven Years’ War, the American counterpart of which was the French and Indian War. In a nutshell, Britain emerged as the world’s leading colonial empire. Her possessions stretched from India to Africa to the West Indies to North America. The British shocked knowledgeable people of the day by choosing to take the barren wasteland of Canada from France, rather than the prosperous West Indian sugar islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. Britain made many gains, but they could have received more. George III, new to the throne, was fearful of the power amassed by Secretary of State William Pitt. The king replaced him and pushed peace negotiations, preferring to give back recently taken territories in order to conclude the conflict. The following partial summary gives an indication of the worldwide scope of the changes brought by these treaties:
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FRANCE
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North America
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Ceded Canada
and all North American claims east of the Mississippi River
to Britain,
but not New Orleans
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North America
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Ceded west Louisiana
(most of the present-day central United States)
and New Orleans to Spain
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North America
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Retained islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon
(valuable fishing sites off Newfoundland)
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West Indies
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Received back from Britain
the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique
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West Indies
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Ceded Grenada
and Grenadines to Britain
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India
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Retained most posts, but lost influence to Britain,
particularly in Bengal
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Africa
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Ceded Senegal
to Britain
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Mediterranean
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Ceded interest in Minorca to Britain
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Europe
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Agreed to withdraw armies from the German states
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SPAIN
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North America
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Ceded Florida
to Britain
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North America
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Received west Louisiana
and New Orleans from France
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West Indies
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Received Cuba
and the Philippines
from Britain
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Mediterranean
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Ceded interest in Minorca to Britain
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BRITAIN
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North America
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Received Canada
from France
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North America
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Received Florida
from Spain
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West Indies
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Ceded recently taken Guadeloupe and
Martinique back to France
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West Indies
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Ceded recently taken Cuba
and the Philippines
to Spain
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West Indies
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Received Grenada
and the Grenadines from France
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India
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Received extensive rights from France
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Africa
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Received Senegal
from France
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Mediterranean
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Received Minorca from France
and Spain
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See French and Indian War Chronology.
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