The French and Indian War was fought to decide if Britain or France would be the strong power in North America. France and its colonists and Indian allies fought against Britain, its colonists and Indian allies. The war began with conflicts about land.
<span>By gradually building up the sea power of the US Navy.</span>
The colonists called it the French and Indian War, and it permanently shifted the global balance of power. By the mid-18th century, both the British and French wanted to extend their North American colonies into the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, known then as the Ohio Territory.
All I would know on this matter, is : America joined WWI because of the American lives being lost on Passenger liners such as the RMS Lusitania.
