France's influence in North America was tied to the fur trade -- they set up trading posts in Canada and around the Great Lakes, and maintained relationships with the native Indians.<span> </span>Meanwhile, British colonists settled along the Atlantic coast -- pushing the American Indians further inward.<span> </span>In the 1750's, France and Britain were both building empires, and came to blows over the land between their American settlements -- the Ohio River Valley.<span> </span><span>However, the Indians also called this land home, and they would play a valuable role in the war by tipping the balance of power in favor of one of the European </span>
France's influence in North America was tied to the fur trade -- they set up trading posts in Canada and around the Great Lakes, and maintained relationships with the native Indians. Meanwhile, British colonists settled along the Atlantic coast -- pushing the American Indians further inward. In the 1750's, France and Britain were both building empires, and came to blows over the land between their American settlements -- the Ohio River Valley. However, the Indians also called this land home, and they would play a valuable role in the war by tipping the balance of power in favor of one of the European empires.
They wanted an end to the restrictive measures imposed by the metropolis and greater participation in the political life of the colony. The intolerable laws generated a lot of revolt in the colony, directly influencing the process of independence. And the main purpose of the Philadelphia First Congress was the bill of rights.
