Why did the English want French out of Ohio River Valley?

- The French controlled the Mississippi River, which gave them access to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. This allowed them to trade with the Spanish and French colonies in the Americas, and to threaten British shipping in the Atlantic Ocean.

- The French also had a number of forts in the Ohio River Valley, which gave them a strategic advantage over the British. These forts allowed the French to control the fur trade with the Native Americans, and to launch attacks on British settlements.

- The British wanted to expand their colonies into the Ohio River Valley in order to gain access to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. They also wanted to secure the fur trade with the Native Americans, and to prevent the French from becoming too powerful in North America.