Why did the British deserve to take control over the Ohio River Valley

Both the British and the French claimed the Ohio River Valley as their territory. France considered it a part of New France and Britain considered it a part of Virginia.In addition to having a number of valuable resources there, such as very profitable fur-trading industry with the local Native American tribes, the land itself was also crucial to both sides if they wanted to expand their empires in North America,

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