Explain how France and Britain came to engage in a great contest for North America and why Britain won.
 

Why did the Ohio Valley become the main arena of conflict between the French and British in America?
 

Explain how the contest affected Britain’s American subjects and helped pave the way for their later rebellion.
 

Describe France’s North American empire and compare it with Britain’s colonies.
 

Explain how North American political and military events were affected by developments on the larger European stage.
 

Explain the paradox that Britain's victory over France -- which the British colonists officially supported -- actually created new sources of tension between Americans and the mother country.