THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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The British thought they were more powerful than the French so the land was theirs
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The British thought they were better friends with the Native Americans so the land was theirs
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The British thought they had more money than the French so the land was theirs
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The British thought since their king claimed all land sea to sea when they first got to North America the land was theirs
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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 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-3: -On this day in 1749, England’s King George II granted the Ohio Company of Virginia a charter of 200, 000 acres that stretched out from the forks of the Ohio River on the present site of Pittsburgh.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.