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The French and Indian War

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The French and Indian

War,

fought in North America from 1754 to 1763, was part of the larger Seven Years'

War—a

global conflict driven by European empires competing to expand their colonial territories. The following map shows the territorial claims of European countries in North America before the French and Indian War. Look at the map. Then follow the instructions below.

Complete the text based on the map above.

In 1754,

two

three

four

two

three

four

European empires had territorial claims in North America. Britain primarily controlled the area in North America along the

Great Lakes

Atlantic coast

Great Lakes

Atlantic coast

. France claimed the largest block of land in North America, primarily to the

east

west

east

west

of British territory. And Spain claimed territory to the south.

Some areas in North America were disputed, meaning multiple European empires claimed ownership of the same land. Britain and

Spain

France

Spain

France

competed for a small area of land above present-day Florida, while Britain and

France

Spain

France

Spain

competed for a much larger section of land stretching across the present-day U.S. and Canada. These disputed areas were often the source of

agricultural exchanges

conflict

agricultural exchanges

conflict

between the European empires in North America because each wanted to

reduce

expand

reduce

expand

the size of its territories in the region.

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