What lands in North America did France give to Britain in the Treaty of Paris?

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Seven Years' War: Battle of Zorndorf — Seven Years’ War Frederick II leading his Prussian troops against Russians at the Battle of Zorndorf during the Seven Years' War, August 25, 1758.

Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris signed in 1763, France ceded the following North American territories to Great Britain:

Canada: France relinquished all claims to Canada.12
Lands east of the Mississippi: France ceded all of its mainland North American territories lying east of the Mississippi River, with the exception of New Orleans and its immediate environs.13

While France ceded these vast holdings, it retained the small islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon off the coast of Newfoundland. As a result of these territorial changes, France effectively ceased to be a political and military power on the North American continent.321