THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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Both countries wanted to be #1
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The colonists were bothering them
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The British were their rivals
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Both countries wanted more land
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Detailed explanation-1: -They came into conflict over a series of issues, including disputes over English territorial possessions in France and the legitimate succession to the French throne.
Detailed explanation-2: -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: -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-4: -Both countries wanted to reap economic benefits of the profitable fur trading and were willing to fight for control of North America. To secure their hold on the land, the French built forts along the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes to keep away the British fur traders and settlers.
Detailed explanation-5: -Everyone wanted control of the forks of the Ohio because whoever had control of that region basically controlled all travel and trade that took place on the river and the eastern part of North America.