A history of the United States for Catholic schools . onflict the Indians, with the excep-tion of the Iroquois who remained neutral, united with theFrench against the English. For this reason the strugglewhich resulted is known as the French and Indian War. 199. Conflicting Claims—Causes. The English viewed thechain of French forts, which checked their colonization in thewest, with alarm. They had by this time extended their set-tlements as far west as the Alleghanies. A dispute concern-ing the ownership of tlie Oliio valley soon arose betweeii thetwo i-ival colonies. The French claimed this g
A history of the United States for Catholic schools . onflict the Indians, with the excep-tion of the Iroquois who remained neutral, united with theFrench against the English. For this reason the strugglewhich resulted is known as the French and Indian War. 199. Conflicting Claims—Causes. The English viewed thechain of French forts, which checked their colonization in thewest, with alarm. They had by this time extended their set-tlements as far west as the Alleghanies. A dispute concern-ing the ownership of tlie Oliio valley soon arose betweeii thetwo i-ival colonies. The French claimed this great region asa part of the discovery of Fatlier Marquette and La Salle,while at the same time the English claimed it as a part ofVirginia, granted by the early charters, which were based onthe Cabot discoveries. They furthermore claimed it on theground that the territory belonged to the Iroquois who were INTER-COLONIAL WARS 139 considered subjects of Great Britain. In order to make goodtheir claims to the disputed territory, the English organized. the Ohio Company, composed of prominent Virginians, whoreceived from George II a grant of land between the Kanawha 140 A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES and the Monongahela rivers, for the purpose of trade and col-onization. The company at once sent out explorers and pre-pared to take possession of the upper Ohio valley. The Frenchpromptly resolved to stop the movement. They buried leadenplates, inscribed with the claim of France, along the Alleghanyand Ohio rivers, to the mouth of the Great Miami and begana new line of forts, including Presque Isle, La Boeuf, andVenango, which extended from Erie on Lake Erie to the pointAvhere the Alleghany and the Monongahela rivers meet to formthe Ohio, the present site of Pittsburg. This point, locatedat the head of inland navigation, was, with good reason, styledthe Gateway of the ^Vest. Both parties understood theadvantage of controlling it; both were determined to seize andfortify it. Governor
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