In the 1750s, bitter rivals, France and Great Britain, fought over the territory in the Ohio Valley area of the Continental America colonies. They sought alliances with the Native Americans, established forts to secure land, and reignited the conflicts of interest long plaguing the European continent. The French and the British were trying to gain control over the Ohio Valley, which, eventually lead to the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) causing the French to lose most of their land.
             The Ohio Valley was a region of fertile land along the Ohio River. It was home to many and Native American tribes. This land was important to the French crown because it was a link to their settlements in Canada and along the Mississippi River. The territory was known for valuable fur, trading, and arable lands to settle. The English sought the Ohio Valley for the furs and the land, as well. They also wanted the land to take over the French trade with the natives, and get the French out of North America. The French struggled to set up forts to keep the English out, and both sides created alliances with the Native American tribes to help them in the war.
             Due to the French and the English trying to take over the Valley, some of the tribes began to protest. One Native American said, "You and the French are like two edges of a pair of shears. And we are the cloth which is to be cut to pieces between them." (The American Nation, pg141.) Other Native Americans took up
             sides in the fight to protect their way of life. Some natives took sides with the French because they were peaceful to the natives, and did not destroy the land for farming. The French were also traders, who traded with the Natives, married Native American women, and adapted their ways. The Huron and the Algonquians decided to side with the French because of their peaceful ways. Unlike the French, the English were farmers who often ignored the
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