Definition of French and Indian War

1. Noun. A war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes); 1755-1760.

Generic synonyms: War, Warfare
Group relationships: Seven Years' War

Lexicographical Neighbors of French And Indian War

French India
French Indochina
French Louisiana
French Oceania
French Polynesia
French Polynesian
French Republic
French Revolution
French Riviera
French Sign Language
French Somaliland
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Sudan
French West Africa
French West Indies
French and Indian War (current term)
French augmented sixth chord
French augmented sixth chords
French bean
French beans
French blue
French bracken
French bread
French bulldog
French capital
French chalk
French cricket
French crickets
French cuff
French cuffs

Literary usage of French and Indian War

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography by James Terry White, James T. White & Company (1898)
"His father served in the French and Indian war. At one time he was in the company known as Rogers' rangers, and was made a sergeant for distinguished ..."

2. A History of the United States by William Coligny Doub (1906)
"The French and Indian War 66. Scope and General Results. ... In America it was known as the French and Indian War, and lasted from 1754 to 1763. ..."

3. The Relations of Pennsylvania with the British Government, 1696-1765 by Winfred Trexler Root (1912)
"CHAPTER TEN THE French and Indian War Until the middle of the eighteenth century, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, by virtue of their geographical ..."

4. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1890)
"The results of the French and Indian War were momentous in their effects upon the cause of ... Effects of French and Indian War upon the cause of union. ..."

5. The History of North America by Guy Carleton Lee, Francis Newton Thorpe (1904)
"At the outbreak of the French and Indian War the province may be said to ... colonies were precipitated into what is known as the Old French and Indian War. ..."

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