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The Seven Years War was a war known as the French and Indian War in Great Britain. It was between the British and French for control of North America. With a grim outlook for England not becoming victorious, they had to invent a new stategedy. All the previous leaders for the British proved to be unsuccessful in victory, Britain appointed William Pitt in 1756, who decided in order to win the war, a new strategic defense needed to be implemented. William Pitt decided to fight the war on unfamiliar ground unlike Braddock, who was defeated by the Canadians, French and Indians. The Seven Years War the way I view it, could have been devastating to each side had it not been for the Indians. Both sides needed them in order to become victorious. In the end, the Indians sided with Anglo American forces because they feared the French would invade the Ohio valley, a fur trading post that the Indians felt was theirs. The treaty was a compromise but it was the turning point in Britain's......

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