(174448) Inconclusive struggle between France and Britain for mastery of North America.
Also called the American phase of the War of the Austrian Succession , the war involved disputes over boundaries of Nova Scotia and northern New England and control of the Ohio Valley. After bloody border raids by both sides, aided by their Indian allies, they signed the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), which restored conquered territory but failed to resolve colonial issues. See also French and Indian War .