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** French colonial expansion across the Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley and along the Mississippi River | ** French colonial expansion across the Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley and along the Mississippi River | ||
** English colonial expansion in western New York and Pennsylvania | ** English colonial expansion in western New York and Pennsylvania | ||
** <ul><li>{{#tip-text:Ohio Company of 1748|in 1748 the Ohio Company received Royal land grant of 200,000 acres in the Ohio Valley, which included parts of modern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia; the Company was owned by wealthy Virginia planters and London Merchants, and served as an opening for American colonial expansion across the Appalachian Mountains and the Ohio Valley, which was land disputed by the French; the Company was required to build and maintain a fort to protect against the French and Indians, which helped spark the French-Indian War)}}</ul> | ** <ul><li>{{#tip-text:Ohio Company of 1748|in 1748 the Ohio Company received Royal land grant of 200,000 acres in the Ohio Valley, which included parts of modern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia; the Company was owned by wealthy Virginia planters and London Merchants, and served as an opening for American colonial expansion across the Appalachian Mountains and the Ohio Valley, which was land disputed by the French; the Company was required to build and maintain a fort to protect against the French and Indians, which helped spark the French-Indian War)}}</ul><li> | ||
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* <u>Direct causes</u>: | * <u>Direct causes</u>: | ||
** 1753-54: Virginia militia expeditions sent to challenge French expansion in the Ohio Valley via building of a series of forts | ** 1753-54: Virginia militia expeditions sent to challenge French expansion in the Ohio Valley via building of a series of forts | ||