THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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to farm the rich fertile soil
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because of all the wildlife found there
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to get away from the crowded cities
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because they didn’t like being around people
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British also claimed the Upper Ohio River Valley. The British settlers wanted to farm the land, the British traders wanted to trade with the American Indians, and the British land speculators wanted to buy the land so they could make a profit selling it.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the population grew, colonists wanted more farmland. Most of the farmland in the settled parts of the colonies was already taken. One way to get new farmland was by settling in the Ohio River Valley. The problem with the Ohio River Valley was that it was hard to get to over the Allegheny Mountains.
Detailed explanation-3: -After Britain won the Seven Years’ War and gained land in North America, it issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited American colonists from settling west of Appalachia.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Ohio Valley is rich in a variety of valuable resources. The soil is fertile, water resources are extensive, wild game is plentiful, timber is abundant, and animals important to the fur trade, such as beaver, once were in great supply.