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How Did The French And Indian War Start

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ways of life. These English colonists had already experienced harsh religious persecution in Europe, but they weren’t going to allow it to happen again. This Protestant vs. Catholic rivalry, which had been prevalent from the 1500’s up to the French and Indian War, helped the English realize that they needed to attack the French and Indians so that they could worship freely. So, religious rivalry is another major reason why the French and Indian War began. These problems that started the war had a major role to play in extending the war seven years and finally it ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The effects of this treaty, at first, seemed to be felt almost entirely by the French and their allies, the Spanish, because it initially gave

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