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Question: What is the distinction between the 7 years war, and the French Indian war!?
I am taking a college course on the history of Pittsburgh!.!.!. something we have been touching base on is the French Indian War and The seven Year war!.
Over and over, the professor mentions them interchangeably!.
I asked him to tell us what the difference is and his answer seemed entirely convoluted!!!
We have a midterm exam coming up and there is going to be a short answer on it where we will have to identify each of these - and likely differentiate the two!.
Does anyone have a simple way for me to see it so that I can do that!?
Any help is appreciated!.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
The French and Indian War is the same as the Seven Years War!. Typically the French and Indian War refers to the war as it pertained to the colonies in English America and the French ares of Canada!. The Seven Years War is how it was referred to in the Euorpean context!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
its the same war!. Colonists had different names for european wars like how queen anne's war was called war of the austrian succession in the new world!.
I suppose another reason why its called the French+Indian war by the colonists is because it was colonists vs the french and indiansWww@QuestionHome@Com
'French-Indian' sounds racist, so most people call it the Seven Years War!.
The only difference is that Americans call it 'French Indian', Europeans call it the Seven Years War!.
A third name of it is the War of the Conquest, used in Quebec, Canada!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
The Seven Years War is a term used to describe the overall war involving all the major European powers at that time!.
The French and Indian War is a component of the 7YW that was fought on the North American continent!.Www@QuestionHome@Com