USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the French doing in the Ohio River Valley?
A
fur trapping
B
hunting foxes
C
planting tobacco
D
searching for gold
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -To control the Ohio Valley, the French built a string of forts from Lake Erie towards the Forks of the Ohio. The British captured Fort Duquesne in 1758 and replaced it with a fort of their own.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fur trade started because of a fashion craze in Europe during the 17th century. Europeans wanted to wear felt hats made of beaver fur. The most important players in the early fur trade were Indigenous peoples and the French. The French gave European goods to Indigenous people in exchange for beaver pelts.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French and British often competed in the fur trade. Although New France often lost money, the French did not want to lose the fur trade to their imperial rivals, the English. The French, who had far fewer colonists than the English, created and maintained an amicable relationship with the Native Americans.

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.

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