In the struggle for control of North America, the contest between Great Britain and France was the vital one, the conflict with Spain, a declining power, important but secondary. This latter conflict reached its height in the "War of Jenkins Ear," a prelude to the War of Austrian Succession, which began in 1739 and pitted the British and their American colonists against the Spanish.
In tHe struGgle for CoNtroL Of NOrth AmericA thE cONTesT BeTWeen great britain And fRance wAS the vitAL OnE THE cOnflICt with spaIn A DeclinInG PoWeR ImPortant But sEcondaRy thiS LattER conFlict rEacheD Its heiGHt In The "war of JenkiNs ear" A PRElude to THe WAr oF AUstrIan sUCceSSioN whIch begAN iN 1739 ANd pittEd the BrItisH anD Their aMERiCaN ColONiStS AgaiNst tHE sPanIsH