The British in North America Brady and Greg

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/01/1585	Sir Walter Raleigh	Sir Walter Raleigh made the first attempt to settle in North America by sending British settlers to Roanoke Island.
01/01/1587	New Colony	British settlers tried to form another colony on Roanoke Island with John White as their governor.
01/01/1590	Colony Disappeard	John White went to England for supplies, and when he came back, the colony had disappeard.
01/01/1607	First Permanent Colony	The British set up their first permanent colony in Jamestown.
01/01/1707	English Become a Part of Great Britain	The English became part of Great Britain and show little respect for American Indians.
01/01/1747	Chief La Demoiselle Sets up New Village	Chief La Demoiselle left Kekionga and set up a new village called Pickawillany.
01/01/1754	French and Indian War Begins	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.
01/01/1757	British Begins to Win the War	The British started to win the war as France was running out of supplies and money.
01/01/1760	British Capture Fort Detroit	The British caputured Fort Detroit as they wanted to build settlements on the Indian's land and wanted the Indians out.
01/01/1763	British Wins French and Indian War	In 1763 the French and Indian war ended, and the British won.
01/01/1763	Chief Pontiac Rebells	Cheif Pontiac leads a rebellion against the British, but looses in the end.
01/01/1763	The Proclamation of 1763	The Proclamation of 1763 was supposed to keep British settlers from land west of the Appalachian Mountains.