<P> The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the major war known by Americans as the French and Indian War and by Canadians as the Seven Years ' War / Guerre de Sept Ans , or by French - Canadians , La Guerre de la Conquête . It was signed by Great Britain , France and Spain , with Portugal in agreement . Preferring to keep Guadeloupe , France gave up Canada and all of its claims to territory east of the Mississippi River to Britain . With France out of North America this dramatically changed the European political scene on the continent . </P>
<P> The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the major war known by Americans as the French and Indian War and by Canadians as the Seven Years ' War / Guerre de Sept Ans , or by French - Canadians , La Guerre de la Conquête . It was signed by Great Britain , France and Spain , with Portugal in agreement . Preferring to keep Guadeloupe , France gave up Canada and all of its claims to territory east of the Mississippi River to Britain . With France out of North America this dramatically changed the European political scene on the continent . </P>
as a result of the seven years war how far west did british territory exist
as a result of the seven years war how far west did british territory exist
the Mississippi River
the Mississippi River