Exchange of territories Treaty of Paris (1763)

new map of north america - produced following treaty of paris

in treaty, of these territories restored original owners, not all: britain made considerable gains. france , spain restored conquests britain , portugal. britain restored manila , havana spain, , guadeloupe, martinique, saint lucia, gorée, , indian factories france. in return, france ceded canada, dominica, grenada, saint vincent , grenadines, , tobago britain. france ceded eastern half of french louisiana britain; is, area mississippi river appalachian mountains.

spain ceded florida britain. france had secretly given louisiana spain in treaty of fontainebleau (1762). in addition, while france regained factories in india, france recognized british clients rulers of key indian native states, , pledged not send troops bengal. britain agreed demolish fortifications in british honduras (now belize), retained logwood-cutting colony there. britain confirmed right of new subjects practise catholicism.

france ceded of territory in mainland north america, retained fishing rights off newfoundland , 2 small islands of saint pierre , miquelon, fishermen dry catch. in turn france gained return of sugar colony, guadeloupe, considered more valuable canada. voltaire had notoriously dismissed canada quelques arpents de neige , few acres of snow .