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Chapter 6 France was a newcomer for the scramble of the New World. Louis XIV took a great interest in oversea colonies. France contained one valuable resource, the beaver. French would teach Indians how to work in the fur business. The problem was that France workers brought over disease from their long voyages to America. These diseases spread quickly to Indian workers and slowly killed them off. Britain waged war with France for the fight of land in Massachusetts. France and Spain allied to battle Britain but won the war when they seized the stronghold Port Royal in Acadia. The Peace of Utrecht in 1713 awarded Britain with many France strongholds. The Anglo-French Wars were occurring in France. The French battled the English forces in the battle of the French Indian War. They pushed back the English and killed off many forces. England in response made William Pitt the leader of the London Government and beat the French at Louisbourg. The English finally took over Canada when they won the battle of Quebec. The English were not the most dominant force in America and the strongest naval army in the world. Sugar islands in the west became Britain’s. This funded much of Britain’s economic gain from the Americas. From the loss of the war France and Spain were removed from all territories in the Americas. Indians lost their most diplomatic weapon, which was the French. Indian groups made battles with Englishmen in Ohio country. Some generals issued blankets that were induced with smallpox to be sent to Indian villages. This wiped out the Indians and the London Government issued a Proclamation of 1763. It prohibited settlement for any Native American tribe beyond the Appalachians.