Which conflict led to the British gaining control over New France?

The conflict that led to the British gaining control over New France was the French and Indian War. This war, which lasted from 1754 to 1763, was part of a larger global conflict known as the Seven Years' War. The war was primarily fought between the British and French colonial empires in North America and was characterized by the struggle for territorial dominance.

In North America, the French and Indian War saw British forces, alongside their American colonists and various Native American allies, clashing with French troops and their indigenous allies. The outcome of the war significantly altered the balance of power in North America. By the end of the war, the British emerged victorious and, through the Treaty of Paris in 1763, France ceded its territories in Canada and other areas to Britain. This effectively ended French colonial rule in North America and established British control over what had been New France.

Although the Seven Years' War encompasses the broader conflict that includes the fighting in North America, the French and Indian War specifically refers to the North American theater of that war, which directly resulted in British dominance over the region formerly known as New France.