Which best identifies the major cause of the french and indian war? overlapping claims by the french, the huron, and the algonquin resulted in the american indians working together to drive the french off the continent. overlapping claims by the french, the british, and the spanish created fierce competition between the three european nations. overlapping claims by individual american colonies were exacerbated by differing cultures in the new england, middle, and southern colonies. overlapping claims by the british and the iroquois confederacy resulted in american indians working together to drive the british off the continent.

Analyze the quotation below in the context of european exploration in the americas. as you read the quote, think about what it says about columbus's motivations to explore. was he interested in gaining knowledge, wealth, or both? how did his motivations influence how he treated the people already living in the americas? i did not try to examine them in detail, because it could not be done in 50 years. for my desire is to see and discover as much as i can before returning to your highnesses, our lord willing, in april. it is true that in the event of finding places where there is gold or spices in quantity i should stop until i had collected as much as i could. i, therefore, proceed in the hope of coming across such places.