Answer:
France gave away lands to keep them out.
Explanation:
The British fought the french in a struggle for north America, The battle of Quebec was the turning point in this war, Britain and France signed A formal agreement to end it in Paris in 1763, the British had won. They took control of the lands that had been claimed by France.
Britain now claimed all the land from the east coast of North America to the Mississippi River. everything west of that river belonged to Spain.
France gave all its western lands to Spain to keep the British out.
