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What are some french and indian war facts

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The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by Native American allies
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  • George Washington struck the war's first blow
  • It was part of the first global war
  • The Seven Years' War actually lasted nine years
  • In spite of the war's moniker, not all Native Americans sided with the French
  • The war led Benjamin Franklin to draw a famed political cartoon
  • The war gave rise to the Cajuns.

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