With the 1763 Treaty of Paris, the Seven Year's War came to an end. For the French, it signalled a bitter defeat, and the death of the dream of New France. Forced to relinquish all its territories in North America, save the tiny islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, the French citizens prepared for life under British rule.

To mark the 250th anniversary of the treaty, we've found three videos that explore the repercussions of the that decisive North American conflict.

The Fate of America

A groundbreaking film on the controversial legacy of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, the engagement that in many ways lost the war for France. French, with English subtitles.

The Fate of America by Jacques Godbout, National Film Board of Canada

War and words

Interviewer Allan Gregg speaks with William Fowler, historian and author of Empire: The Seven Years' War and the Struggle for North America.

St. Pierre and Miquelon

Vicariously visit these tiny French islands off Newfoundland, where French history and culture still thrives.