Daniel Boone Biography

Fighting over land in North America

The French and Indian War was a series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and 1763. The French government and their armies allied with various Native American tribes against the British forces. Settlers like Daniel Boone fought alongside the British. As a result of the war, Britain gained control of all the French territory east of the Mississippi River, including what is now Missouri, as well as Spanish Florida.

Unless otherwise noted, text and images © 2008, State Historical Society of Missouri