THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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The French and the British could not agree on who got to the New World first.
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The specific issue was which country had the more legitimate claim on the upper Ohio River valley.
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Which slope of the Appalachian Mountains (east or west) actually formed the border between British N. America and New France.
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Whether there was any validity to the notion of “sea-to-sea” land grants.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The French and Indian War, which took place between 1754-1763, began due to a conflict between England and France over control of the Ohio River Valley.
Detailed explanation-2: -The French and Indian War, the North American phase of the larger Seven Years’ War, began after a series of incidents in the upper Ohio River valley, which the French and British governments both claimed as their territory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Causes 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-4: -The rivers were their main way of traveling. The French wanted to control the American Indian trade in the Ohio River Valley and keep the Pennsylvania traders out. They also needed the American Indians living there to be their allies.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.