Complex sentence: Anderson p.208-09 By this point the war in North America had reached a stalemate, with France broadly holding the advantage-as it held possession of the disputed Ohio territory but lacked the strength to launch an attack on the more populous British coastal colonies.
Split into simpler sentences: Anderson p.208-09 By this point the war in North America had reached a stalemate, with France broadly holding the territorial advantage. It held possession of the disputed Ohio territory but lacked the strength to launch an attack on the more populous British coastal colonies.