COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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relations with the English
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fishing possibilities
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fur trade with Natives
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crowded conditions along the coast
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Detailed explanation-1: -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 “far Indian” tribes wanted to hunt the Ohio River Valley for fur to trade with their French allies, igniting tensions between themselves and the Iroquois.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French traded iron tools, kettles, wool blankets and other supplies for the furs to make hats, while Native peoples exchanged furs for goods from around the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -The French built four forts: Presque Isle, Le Boeuf, Machault, and Duquesne. All four shared a similar design: a rectangle 75 feet by 105 feet with a bastion at each corner. Construction on the first fort began on May 15, 1753 in present day Erie, Pa.