According to Douglas R. Hunt, a professor of history at the University of Purdue, competition for control of territory such as the Appalachian Mountains and the Ohio River Valley and resources such as fur led to the French and Indian War. Competition for control of territories led to the French and Indian War. Both the British and French wanted the Ohio River Valley and the area of the Appalachian Mountains. British colonists kept moving westwards and settling further into the disputed territories. The French built a fort in the Ohio River Valley in an area which the British thought was part of their colonies. The British told the French to take it down; when the French refused, the British sent troops to attack. Therefore, the competition
