Why was North America so valuable and desired by the English and French

North America was so valuable and desired by both the French and the English because North America was critical for the global authority of England. William Pitt was the one who made North America become important to other party's territories. His strategy focuses on the naval warfare and also the conquest of North America

no one really purchased it themselves, it was all america, they had debates etc.

a king decides to declare war on a neighboring country without the input of any advisers