Question

By the 1700s, France and England were primarily in conflict with each other over

Answer 1

By the 1700s, France and England were primarily in conflict with each other over "territorial expansion", especially when it came to North America, since each nation was trying to harvest resources from the same land. 

Answer 2

By the 1700s, France and England were primarily in conflict with each other over ____

A) Control of global trade

B) the Rock of Gibraltar

C) The Napoleonic Wars

D) Hostilities left over from the Hundred Years' War

Answer:

A) Control of global trade

Explanation:

During the 1700s, many of Europe's great nations were in competition (and often conflict) with each other for power and influence in other countries.

Hence, they had a strong desire for control of global trade, making A the right answer.