How did the French and Indian War and the distance between Britain and the American colonies eventually lead to conflict between the two?

Great Britain and France had been fighting over wealth and land in Europe for centuries before coming to North America. It wasn’t a big surprise that they disagreed over boundaries in the New World. Both countries claimed land along the Ohio River. This territory was important because of its ability to provide food to eat and furs to sell or trade. Native Americans who had lived in the river valley for generations also wanted rights to the land. When the British began to settle the eastern coast of North America, they pushed the Native Americans who had been living there to the west. However, those western lands were already home to other Native American groups and French fur trappers. Some Native American groups formed alliances with the British and French to protect themselves and their land.

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a. competition between france and england for land and power

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