USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The American Revolution brought war to the Ohio River Valley. Major expeditions were launched from the Point, located at the confluence of the Licking River with the Ohio River in Kentucky.

Detailed explanation-3: -Washington moved into the Ohio Valley and began to build Fort Necessity. In response, a mixed French force of militia, regular troops, and Native allies attacked Washington’s men. The commander of the French force, Coulon de Villiers, accepted Washington’s surrender after a nine-hour battle.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Seven Years’ War began when a combined French-First Peoples force expelled British colonists from the Ohio valley in 1754. This local clash quickly escalated into a world war. Beginning in 1755, Britain and France sent thousands of professional soldiers to North America.

Detailed explanation-5: -The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years’ War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes.