SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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The English colonies controlled the east coast and the Ohio River Valley
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Both the French and the English sought Native American allies
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France and Netherlands were claiming English colonies
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The French were trying to take over farmlands in New England
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best describes the difference between French and English colonies in North America? The French established small trading posts funded by a king, while the English created large, privately financed colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The French and Indian War: A Summary During 1754 and 1755, the French won a string of victories, defeating in quick succession the young George Washington, Gen. Edward Braddock and Braddockâs successor, Governor William Shirley of Massachusetts.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French and Indian War began over the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire, and therefore open for trade and settlement by Virginians and Pennsylvanians, or part of the French Empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.