The population in those settlements exploded from less than a quarter of a million people in 1700 to over 1.5 million by 1760. This surge in population sent many English settlers further into the interior of the continent, where they challenged not only France's New World territories, but also those of the powerful Indian tribes that inhabited the region.
In order to stop the English expansion and protect its own economic interests in the region, the French drove the English out of the Ohio Valley and built a series of forts to prevent further English encroachment. The French also made several attempts to seduce American Indian leaders to sympathize with the French cause. In 1754, angered by this challenge and anxious to clear the Ohio Valley of the French, the British parliament decided to send several thousand troops to destroy French control in North America once and for all. In response, France sent more than 3,000 of its own soldiers in preparation for a final showdown with the English in the New World.
The French and Indian War. This first major conflict of the war resulted in a crushing defeat for the English.
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