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Sir Walter Raleigh sent settlers to Roanoke Island to attempt a new colony.
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Settlers try to form a new colony on Roanoke Island governed by John White
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When John White sailed to Roanoke he needed to sail back to England for supplies. When he returned the colony disappeared.
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In 1607 the British settled its first permanen colony in Jamestown.
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England became part of Great Britain.
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By the 1740s the British traders move west. They wanted to trade with American Indians.
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In 1747 Cheif La Demoiselle left Kekionga to create a new village later called Pickawillany.
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War broke out between the French and the British. It lasted for nine years.
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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.
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The British won the war. Both the French and the British signed what was called the Peace of Paris.
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Pontiac led a rebellion against the British later called Pontiac's war. The Miami,Potawatomi, Shawnee, and Lenape joined Pontiac. Pontiac lost the war.
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The Proclamation of 1763 closed land west of the Appalachians.
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By 1770, the British had crossed the line, forcing the Indians out.