Cession of New France and Louisiana

The most important of the treaty's land exchanges were France's cession to Spain of Louisiana, and to Great Britain the rest of New France. Although Spain's lost possessions were returned under the treaty, France lost its possessions in North America, while Britain established its commercial dominance in India. The Louisiana transfer had been agreed in the Treaty of Fontainebleau but was not publicly announced until 1764. These cessions are attributed to the treaty as an instrument; the passages do not date their execution to the signing day.