The British Tori and Derek

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/01/1585	Ronoake Island	Sir Walter Raleigh sent English settlers to Ronoake Island to the coast of present-day North Carolina.
01/01/1607	England's Settlement	The English settled in their first successful, permanent place.
01/01/1707	Great Britian	The English became a part of Great Britian.
01/01/1740	British Traders	By the 1740s, British traders moved west, and wanted to trade with the American Indians in the Indiana area.
01/01/1747	Chief La Demoiselle	Chief La Demoiselle (duh mwa ZEL) left Kekionga and set up a new village called Pickawillany to be closer to the British traders (pik ah WIL ah nee), and is in what is present-day Ohio.
01/01/1754	French and Indian War	In 1754 the French and Indian War began between the French and the British, and lasted for nine years. Don't let the name fool you, the French and the American Indians were on the same side, fighting against the British.
01/01/1757	War is Turning Around	In 1757, it seemed as though the war was turning against the French and the American Indian allies (who were on the same team) by the end of the year.
01/01/1760	Fort Detroit	The British captured Fort Detroit, one of the French's forts.
01/01/1763	Who Won the War	The British won the war against the French and American Indian allies in the French and Indian War. The British signed a treaty called the Peace of Paris.
01/01/1763	Pontiac	Pontiac, and Ottowa Chief, led a rebellion against the British.
01/01/1763	Proclamation of 1763	The Proclamation of 1763 closed land west of Appalachian Mountains to British settlers.
01/01/1770	Not Following the Proclamation	During the 1770s, the Proclamation of 1763 was ignored, and therefore the American Indians were forced out.