What was the importance of the French and Indian wars for the British empire?

The "French and Indian war" is the American (geographically - there was no US) section of the war better known in Britain and Europe as the "Seven Years War It actually took place across the entire world and was effectively a contest between Britain and Prussia on one side and France and Austria with some help from Russia on the other. The war was fought for control of colonies, trade, resources, territory in Europe. It was the first great Imperial war and could claim to be the first World War with fighting taking place on 3 continents and nearly all the oceans Victory in the Seven Years War was a massive boost to Britain, greatly expanding the Empire physically and politically.It resulted in British control of the French colonies in the New World and a massive reduction of the French presence in India - which was a much more important theatre for Britain than the relative backwater of French Canada - and with the destruction of the French navy British sea power would rise and become dominant until the 1920's Spain also came out of the war well - timing it's entry near the end and getting Louisiana from France but giving Florida to Britain.

Prussia didn't gain any lands but having beaten Austria (the Holy Roman Emperor) their influence and power in the German states rose massively - a rise which eventually ends with the formation of modern Germany from those states The F+I bit of the war removed the threat of French invasion from the colonies in America and gave Britain access to new lands, trade and resources - but a series of deals with native tribes to prevent settlement angered the members of the 13 colonies who thought they would get a wind fall from conquered land and Britain now also had to govern former French citizens in Canada - (a problem that Canada still has today! ), many of the tax rises and laws passed leading up to the US revolution were the result of this massively expensive and complex war.

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