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What is the effects of France claiming the land around the mouth of Mississippi river!! Please help!

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Answer: The rivers were their main way of traveling. The French wanted to control the American Indian trade in the Ohio River Valley and keep the Pennsylvania traders out. They also needed the American Indians living there to be their allies.

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