French and Indian War

French and Indian war

Map of French and Indian War

• also called the seven years war.
• lasted from 1756 to 1763
• this dispute who could have control of the rivers and bays 
• both the rivers and bays were key trade routes  
• British started the war with almost two million people while French had only sixty thousand 
• called French and Indian war because the french were outnumbered so they had to rely on their allies the Indians. 
• the British had found a way to win and the french had to give up control of some of their land