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1. Ohio Valley

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   The conflict between Great Britain and France over control of the watershed escalated significantly after the 1740s. The assertion of French claims extended southward from Lake Erie, threatening established English settlements in Pennsylvania and Virginia. The political contention over this territory was a direct precursor to the French and Indian War (1754–1763).
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