The expansiveness of the county boundaries was to encourage settlement further westward as well as to contend against the French claim to the Ohio Valley region.
The large county was to encourage settlement further west to counter the French claim to the Ohio River Valley region.
The large county was to encourage settlement further west to counter the French claim to the Ohio River Valley region.
Change to simpler wording: The expansiveness of the county boundaries was to encourage settlement further westward as well as to contend against the French claim to the Ohio Valley region. Output: