1. Why was the Ohio River Valley so important to the countries at war? it was essential to the Native American allies it provided a way to ship lumber for French shipbuilding O It was close to an area that the British were turning into farmland it linked the Great Lakes claims & rivers that surrounded the area to the Atlantic Ocean

1. Why was the Ohio River Valley so important to the countries at war? it was essential to the Native American allies it provided a way to ship lumber for French shipbuilding O It was close to an area that the British were turning into farmland it linked the Great Lakes claims & rivers that surrounded the area to the Atlantic Ocean