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Sir Walter Raleigh made the first attempt to settle in North America by sending British settlers to Roanoke Island.
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British settlers tried to form another colony on Roanoke Island with John White as their governor.
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John White went to England for supplies, and when he came back, the colony had disappeard.
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The British set up their first permanent colony in Jamestown.
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The English became part of Great Britain and show little respect for American Indians.
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Chief La Demoiselle left Kekionga and set up a new village called Pickawillany.
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The French and the Indians fought against the British as the French were loosing control of the fur trade. This was the begining of the war.
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The British started to win the war as France was running out of supplies and money.
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The British caputured Fort Detroit as they wanted to build settlements on the Indian's land and wanted the Indians out.
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In 1763 the French and Indian war ended, and the British won.
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Cheif Pontiac leads a rebellion against the British, but looses in the end.
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The Proclamation of 1763 was supposed to keep British settlers from land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
