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France and Britian Clash
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Britian and France
Britian and France were the two strongest powers in Europe. They competed for wealth and empire in different parts of the world. -
trading rights
Iroquois came under greater pressure as british moved into the ohio valley. confederacy gave trading rights to the british. -
iroquois
after tuscorora joined in 1722 the english reffered to the confederacy as the six nations. Iroquois managed to remain independent by trading with both the british and french. -
fur trading
Hostility between the two forces grew. British fur traders built a fort at a place called Pickawillany. The french quickly attacked pickawillany and drove brittish traders out of ohio. -
George washington
Robert Dinwiddie of virginia sent George Washington into Ohio counrty. Washington was 21 years old. mission was to tell french they were trespassing on land that great britian claimed -
washingtons first command
Dinwiddle made washington a lieutenant colonel. Then he sent washington back to ohio with a militia of 150 men. -
The albany plan of union.
several colonies met in albany, new york to discuss the threat of a war. they wanted to find a good way to defend themselves from the french. representatives adopted ben franklins albany plan of union for goverment.
