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Sir Walter Raliegh
Sir Walter Raleigh sent settlers to Roanoke Island to attempt a new colony. -
attempts for a new colony
Settlers try to form a new colony on Roanoke Island governed by John White -
Colony disappeared
When John White sailed to Roanoke he needed to sail back to England for supplies. When he returned the colony disappeared. -
First permanent British colony
In 1607 the British settled its first permanen colony in Jamestown. -
England and Great Britain join forces
England became part of Great Britain. -
British traders move west.
By the 1740s the British traders move west. They wanted to trade with American Indians. -
Indian Cheif moves out to create a new village.
In 1747 Cheif La Demoiselle left Kekionga to create a new village later called Pickawillany. -
War between the French and British
War broke out between the French and the British. It lasted for nine years. -
British capture Fort Detroit
The Brtish captured Fort Detroit in 1760. This was in what is now Michigan. They wanted to build settlements on land claimed by the Indians, and they wanted them out. -
The Peace of Paris
The British won the war. Both the French and the British signed what was called the Peace of Paris. -
Pontiac's War
Pontiac led a rebellion against the British later called Pontiac's war. The Miami,Potawatomi, Shawnee, and Lenape joined Pontiac. Pontiac lost the war. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 closed land west of the Appalachians. -
Law disobeyed, Indians sent away
By 1770, the British had crossed the line, forcing the Indians out.
