British and French rivalry over the Ohio River Valley

British and French Rivalry – 1753 | P1

BRITISH AND FRENCH RIVALRY British and French rivalry was due to suspicion and fear, causing hostilities and numerous wars between them, and their American colonies were no different. In the Treaty of Whitehall (1686), the English King James II and the French King Louis XIV pledged to refrain from hostile behavior in America even if they found themselves at war between each other in Europe. This treaty was meant to …

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