USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Newspaper printers and their correspondents took seriously the threat that the French posed to the British American colonies in the 1750s. The French and their Indian allies had been successful from 1754-1756 in defeating the British colonists, creating the need for a wake-up call for Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the early 1750s, France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought it into conflict with the claims of the British colonies, especially Virginia.

Detailed explanation-3: -In North America, Britain’s greatest rival was France. While Britain controlled the 13 colonies on the Atlantic seaboard, France controlled a vast territory that extended from the St. Lawrence River to the Gulf of Mexico.

Detailed explanation-4: -The border between French and British possessions was not well defined, and one disputed territory was the upper Ohio River valley.