Both the French and English wanted exclusive rights to the area because of its economic potential and plethora of fur-bearing wildlife that they would trade.
<span>Over the years the French had established forts and trading posts in the area, so they felt justified in insisting it was their land. </span>
Alexander the Great's conquests freed the West from the menace of Persian rule and spread Greek civilization and culture into Asia and Egypt. His vast empire stretched east into India.