Which European settlers controlled the smallest amount of land in north america?

   The British and the French competed for control in North America. In 1763, Britain gains the French territory in North America after the French and Indian War. By 1770 most French land claims had been taken over by the British

Explanation:

the social contract theory

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.