The History of the United States, 2nd Edition Episode 9, The Great War for Empire Episode 9, The Great War for Empire.

Streaming video - 2003

By the mid-1700s, Britain and France were the two rivals for dominance of America. The war for empire, the French and Indian War, broke out in 1754, and at first went badly for England. But the British Empire had greater resources to draw on. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 forced the French to withdraw entirely from North America.