What country did britain gain a lot of influence over after defeating the french at pondicherry

Canada

Explanation:Canada's history

period from the arrival of Paleo-Indians thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European colonization, the lands encompassing present-day

Canada were inhabited for millennia by

Indigenous peoples, with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization. French and British expeditions explored, colonized, and fought over various places within North America in what constitutes present-day Canada. The colony of New France was claimed in 1534 with permanent settlements beginning in 1608. France ceded nearly all its North American possessions to the United Kingdom in 1763 after the French defeat in the Seven Years' War.