What nation was the main competition for the british empire in colonial north america during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

to keep us neatruel and not get involved in any wars

he assumed control of treaty negotiations with a hostile power

well we know that it was fought between america and the united kingdom based on that i assume people consider the second war of independence because brtiain and england (uk)   the uk is made up of england and i assume thats why it was considered that