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The French and Indian War represented the North American front of the Seven Years' War.
It was fought between 1754 and 1763 by France and Great Britain and ended with the expulsion of the French from Canada and the United States.
This war was of vital importance for the development of the United States as a nation, for three main reasons:
-On the one hand, it eliminated the French threat from the North American continent, facilitating the subsequent expansion of the United States after defeating the British in the Revolutionary War.
-In addition, from this moment a feeling of national unity was generated among the members of the colonies, due to the fact that they were the main combatants in a conflict against a world power such as France. This generated a sense of belonging among the settlers with the land they had defended from an external attack.
-In addition, this war began the wave of disagreements between Britain and the Thirteen Colonies that ended in the Declaration of Independence of the United States, since the British decided to pay the expenses of the war by imposing new taxes on their colonies, which generated social discomfort and a series of protests that triggered greater force measures by the crown.