USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The American Indians were fighting to maintain control of their land and their cultural future. The French claimed the Upper Ohio River Valley. They wanted to trade with the American Indians and control the area. The British also claimed the Upper Ohio River Valley.

Detailed explanation-2: -What was the main cause of the French and Indian War? 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-3: -France saw Indigenous nations as allies, and relied on them for survival and fur trade wealth. Indigenous people traded for European goods, established military alliances and hostilities, intermarried, sometimes converted to Christianity, and participated politically in the governance of New France.

Detailed explanation-4: -In India and North America, Britain fought against France. One of the main causes of the war was the competition between France and Britain for colonies and trade. In North America, both Britain and France had Indigenous allies. The French and their allies won some important victories early in the war.

Detailed explanation-5: -Over time, the French saw the First Nations more as allies. They shared useful survival information with them, and relied on the Aboriginals for wealth in the fur trade. As the First Nations started to trust the French more, they told them about all the waterways and travel routes they knew about.