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so they could farm and settle there.

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Q: Why did British Colonists want to control the Ohio River Valley?
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Why did the british wanted control the Ohio river valley?

so they could farm and settle there.


Why did George Washington gain wide admiration by colonists?

His response to French attempt to control the Ohio River Valley.


What did George Washington first gained wide admiration by colonists?

His response to French attempt to control the Ohio River Valley.


What was the role of the Ohio river valley in the growing conflict between the French and native Americans and British In the mid 1700?

The British and the French wanted to control the Ohio River valley to exploit the lucrative fur and lumber resources


What is the proclamaition of 1763?

British law made after the French and Indian War that forbid colonists from moving and settling west into the Ohio river valley


Why was there a problem with the colonists moving to the Ohio river valley?

the British intervened so that the Americans would not fight with the Indians


Who wanted control over the river valley?

Ohio River Valley


Why did the British want to control the Hudson River valley?

it would cut the new enigland from the rest of the country


How was the Ohio River Valley important to the start of the French and Indian War?

The British and the French wanted to control the Ohio River valley to exploit the lucrative fur and lumber resources


What was George Washington first gained wide admiration by colonists for?

Many applauded him for his response to the French attempt to control the Ohio River Valley, and how he handled himself. This was his first experience with combat, in which he showed a glimpse of his expert military strategics and bravery.


Why did the french send troops to drive the British out of the Ohio valley?

The French came to the Ohio River Valley because it allowed them to control the Mississippi river and the valley offered a bountiful amount of fertile farmland which was not offered in their Quebec territory.


The French and Indian War was a struggle between France and England over control of which continent?

Ohio, the French teamed up with the Indians and the British teamed up with the colonists. The British and the colonists won, but the colonists wouldn't divide Ohio with the British, resulting in another war. The Indians were sent to the Northeast corner of Ohio. They had another war over that corner a few years later, The Battle of Fallen Timbers. The colonists won and a treaty was signed giving all of Ohio to the colonists.