SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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To expand the British colonies further south by removing Spain from Florida
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Claim the Ohio River Valley (land west of the Appalachian Mts) to share in the fur trade profits.
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To remove all Native Americas from the British colonies
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The French and Indian War from 1754-1763 was a conflict between Great Britain and France over their territorial possessions in North America. Both countries wanted control of the Ohio River Valley because of the profitable fur trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -The French and Indian War was part of a worldwide nine years’ war that took place between 1754 and 1763. It was fought between France and Great Britain to determine control of the vast colonial territory of North America.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the resulting Treaty of Paris (1763), Great Britain secured significant territorial gains in North America, including all French territory east of the Mississippi river, as well as Spanish Florida, although the treaty returned Cuba to Spain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shortly after winning the French and Indian War, the British government decided to reserve all the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River for Americans Indians. The American colonists were very angry at that decision.
Detailed explanation-5: -what is the best explanation of the name of the french and indian war? the British and american colonist fought against the french and their native american allies.