The Ohio river was important in the war between the French and the Indians due to the fact that both sides that took place ib this war wanted the river to themselves.
This is the other name that is used to refer to the seven years war that was fought between the French people and the Indians in America.
The war was due to territorial control as well as the fight for resources in the area between the parties involved. The French side and the Indian side were fighting for this valley because they both wanted to expand and increase their resources to the area. The French people wanted to keep the Pennsylvania traders away from the area.
The river was the main means of traveling that the French people had. The plans that they had was not to settle in the area like the British did in America.
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