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What caused the French and Indian War?

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Answer:

They both got into a argument about whether the upper Ohio river valley was a part of the British empire, this sparked war.

Step-by-step explanation:

There is many different reasons why they went into war but this is the main one.

User Frederik Deweerdt
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It began with a dispute over control of the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River called the Forks of the Ohio, and the site of the French Fort Duquesne in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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