France controlled Canada up until 1763. Great Britain and France went to war (this is known as the French and Indian War) for control of each other's territories; the war lasted from 1754-1763. When the war came to a close end France transferred much of its territories to its ally, Spain (most notably Louisiana). However, since it did not transfer Canada or the Ohio River Valley, these territories were transferred to Great Britain when they won the war in 1763. So Great Britain controlled Canada in the late 1700s.
England
i don't know maybe Europe?
France, England, and The Netherlands
Canada
Great Britain
France controlled Algeria from the 1830s to the 1960s. Also, if you consider Turkey European, the Ottoman Empire controlled Algeria for much of the 1600s and 1700s.
England was the leading European industrial nation in the 1700s.
china.
Vietnam. NOT France.
France aPLUS
which european contry claimed most of the mississippi river region in the early 1700's
Various Native American tribes inhabited North America, but they did not claim possession of the land, since they believed it belongs to everybody. So, the colonists were really the first people to "claim" the land.