Question

Which of the following best traces the origin of the French and Indian War?(1 point)
Responses

Tensions about the Proclamation of 1763 sparked the war.
Tensions about the Proclamation of 1763 sparked the war.

Britain had conquered the cities of Montreal and Quebec.
Britain had conquered the cities of Montreal and Quebec.

Indigenous Americans rose up in rebellion in Pontiac’s Rebellion.
Indigenous Americans rose up in rebellion in Pontiac’s Rebellion.

Tensions existed between the French and the British in the Ohio River valley.

Answer 1

The option that best traces the origin of the French and Indian War is:

**Tensions existed between the French and the British in the Ohio River valley.**

The war, which lasted from 1754 to 1763, was primarily driven by territorial disputes and competition for resources in North America, particularly in the Ohio River valley, where both the French and British sought to expand their influence.