The british and french wanted to control the ohio river to connect there land holdings.
What Caused the French and Indian War?
An argument between England and France over control of the Ohio River Valley sparked the French and Indian War, which lasted from 1754 to 1763. Both sides desired the valley in order to set up new communities there.
According to the book Empires At War: The French and Indian Struggle for North America: A History, possession of the North American continent was the more important problem that hung over this fight.
"In a titanic struggle for imperial dominance, the war placed France and England, the two superpowers of the world, against one another. The conflict between the French and the English was not new. The two countries had long-standing animosities that at least date back to 1066, but this time the fight was not over the normal succession disputes between royal families, who should rule over a meager duchy or principality, or even who would rule over all of Europe. To see who would rule the other continents of the earth, there was a competition.
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