What was the significance of the French and Indian War?

The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War. read more

The main historical significance of the French and Indian War is that it helped bring about the American Revolution. Before the French and Indian War, American colonists were relatively content to be British. The British more or less left them alone to tend to their own affairs. read more

The first thing to note is that the French and Indian War was quite complicated. Fighting occurred in South America, North America, Africa, India, the Iberian Peninsula, the Mediterranean, and in Prussia (what is now Germany). This in itself has great significance: the French and Indian War was part of the first global war. read more

King William's war from 1689 to 1697, Queen Anne's war from 1702 to 1713 and King George's war from 1744 to 1748. These three conflicts in America where extentions of larger conflicts in Europe. The fourth one; The French and Indian War 1754 to 1763 was the only one that started in the american colonies and spilled over into Europe into what became the 7 years war. read more