In the 1750s, Native American nations, the French and British got into a conflict over the Ohio River Valley. The land was valuable to all three groups. Native American nations such as the Anishinaabe, Ottawa, Delaware and some of the Iroquois had lived on the land for hundreds of years. The British colonists were running out of space on the East Coast and needed to expand. Some Virginia planters even got a charter from the king to start selling land along the Ohio River.

The French liked the region because it had a lot of valuable game for trapping and was accessible by many waterways. The deputy governor of Virginia sent a young major named George Washington to ask the French to leave the area in 1753. The French refused. They chased Washington and his men away.
How would you explain who claimed the territory of the Ohio River Valley? *
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A. only the French
B. the British and the French
C. the British and many Native American nations
D. Native American nations, the French and the British