<P> The northern colonies experienced numerous assaults from the Wabanaki Confederacy and the French from Acadia during the four French and Indian Wars, particularly present - day Maine and New Hampshire, as well as Father Rale's War and Father Le Loutre's War . </P> <P> One event that reminded colonists of their shared identity as British subjects was the War of the Austrian Succession (1740--1748) in Europe . This conflict spilled over into the colonies, where it was known as "King George's War". The major battles took place in Europe, but American colonial troops fought the French and their Indian allies in New York, New England, and Nova Scotia with the Siege of Louisbourg (1745). </P> <P> At the Albany Congress of 1754, Benjamin Franklin proposed that the colonies be united by a Grand Council overseeing a common policy for defense, expansion, and Indian affairs . The plan was thwarted by colonial legislatures and King George II, but it was an early indication that the British colonies of North America were headed towards unification . </P> <P> The French and Indian War (1754--1763) was the American extension of the general European conflict known as the Seven Years' War . Previous colonial wars in North America had started in Europe and then spread to the colonies, but the French and Indian War is notable for having started in North America and spread to Europe . One of the primary causes of the war was increasing competition between Britain and France, especially in the Great Lakes and Ohio valley . </P>

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