What european country was claiming much of the territory west of the appalachian mountains and great lakes and moving down the mississippi river? they came into conflict with the english as their settlers began to move west of the appalachian mountains?

British

Explanation: The British claimed land along the Atlantic Coast to the Appalachian Mountains. The French settlements were north of the British colonies along the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes and southward to the Mississippi River

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