# The French and Indian War and the Shaping of American Identity

The French and Indian War is often cited as a prelude to the American Revolution, and items from the Library of Congress’s collections reveal how the colonists’ experience of that conflict began shaping, and sharpening, a uniquely American identity.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 7 min
- By: Hastings, Patrick
- Genres: War
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-10980/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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