THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
GEORGE WASHINGTONS LEADERSHIP AT TRENTON SARATOGA VALLEY FORGE
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Question
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Ohio River Valley
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Mississippi River Territory
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Delaware River Area
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Rest Stop
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Detailed explanation-1: -In North America, Great Britain and France both claimed the Ohio River Valley. British settlers wanted to farm the rich soil there, and the French wanted to trap beavers and trade the furs.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -What was it that both sides wanted to obtain during the French and Indian War? The answer is the same as for most wars for empire-economical and territorial expansion, and to project influence over new lands and peoples. By the 1750s, the population of Britain’s colonies in North America was over 1 million.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.