The French population in North America never came close to the number of English colonists, and the French financial contributions to the empire never justified the colonies' cost.
In contrast to Great Britain, which held to its 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast, the French had largely conquered Canada and the Great Lakes by the 1750s.
The upper Ohio River Valley frontier region quickly developed into a flashpoint of conflict between British, French, and Native American armies, with the Europeans seeking to settle the region over their rivals.
General Edward Braddock and Massachusetts Governor William Shirley, both of whom failed to halt the French, would shortly join Washington in losing to them.
In order to fight against France and her allies in 1756, William Pitt of Britain made the decision to adopt a new strategy and started deliberately funding Prussia's army. Pitt also paid back the colonies for building up their troops to drive the French out of North America.
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