The History of the British by: Ryan and Luke

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/01/1585	Sir Walter Raliegh	Sir Walter Raleigh sent settlers to Roanoke Island to attempt a new colony.
01/01/1587	attempts for a new colony	Settlers try to form a new colony on Roanoke Island governed by John White
01/01/1590	Colony disappeared	When John White sailed to Roanoke he needed to sail back to England for supplies. When he returned the colony disappeared.
01/01/1607	First permanent British colony	In 1607 the British settled its first permanen colony in Jamestown.
01/01/1707	England and Great Britain join forces	England became part of Great Britain.
01/01/1740	British traders move west.	By the 1740s the British traders move west. They wanted to trade with American Indians.
01/01/1747	Indian Cheif moves out to create a new village.	In 1747 Cheif La Demoiselle left Kekionga to create a new village later called Pickawillany.
01/01/1754	War between the French and British	War broke out between the French and the British. It lasted for nine years.
01/01/1760	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.
07/24/1763	The Peace of Paris	The British won the war. Both the French and the British signed what was called the Peace of Paris.
10/31/1763	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.
12/25/1763	The Proclamation of 1763	The Proclamation of 1763 closed land west of the Appalachians.
01/01/1770	Law disobeyed, Indians sent away	By 1770, the British had crossed the line, forcing the Indians out.