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Britain and France
Britain and France were two of the strongest powers in Europe.They competed for wealth and empire in different parts of the world.The rivalry caused bitter feelings between British and French colnists in North America. -
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France and Britain Clash
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The Iroquois Confederacy
After the Tuscarora joined,the english reffered to the confederacy as Six Nations. -
British French Rivalry
Hostility btween Britain and France grew. British fur traders built a fort at a place called Pickawillany.Acting quicky,the French attacked Pickawillany and drove the British traders out of Ohio. -
The Iroquois
The Iroquois came under great pressure as the british moved into Ohio Valley. Eventually the leaders of the confederacy gave certain trading rights to the british and reluctantly became their allies. -
George Washington
Governer Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia sent a surveyor named George Washington into Ohio country. Washington was 21 years old.His mission was to teel the French that they were tresspassing on land that Great Britain claimed. He was to demand that they leave. -
Washington's First Command
Dinwiddie made Washington a lietenant colnel. He then sent Washington back to Ohio country with a militia. -
The Albany Plan of Union
They wanted to find a way to defend themselves against the French. They also hoped to persuade the Iroquois to support the british.
