The Ohio River Valley was an important area during the French and Indian War because:

A. it was under joint French and Spanish control.

B. it was home to many powerful American Indian groups.

C. it was coveted by the French and British for its good farmland and control of rivers.

D. it had not yet been claimed by any European power.

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Carissa Beard

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4 June, 15:21

The Ohio River Valley was an important area during the French and Indian War because:

A. it was under joint French and Spanish control.

B. it was home to many powerful American Indian groups.

C. it was coveted by the French and British for its good farmland and control of rivers.

D. it had not yet been claimed by any European power.

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Gloria Miller · Answer 1

The Ohio River Valley. As people began to settle in the frontier, the frontier moved farther and farther west. By the middle of the 1700s, British fur traders had crossed the Appalachian Mountains into the Ohio River Valley. They moved into land that was claimed by both the British colonies and France.