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Britain and French were two of the stronger powers in Europe.They competed for wealth and empire in different parts of the world.This rivalry caused bitter feelings between British and French colonists in North America.
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After the Tuscarora joined in 1722, the English referred to the confederacy as the Six Nations.
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In the 1740's hostilty between the two forces grew.British fur traders built a fort at a place called Pickawillany.
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By the mid-1700s,however , the Iropuois came under greater pressure as the British moved into the Ohio Valley.
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IN the fall of 1753, Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia sent a surveyor named Geoge Washington into the Ohio country.
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In the spring of 1754, Dintwiddie made Washington a lieutenant colonel.He then sent Washington back to Ohio country with a militia.
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in June 1754 to discuss the threat of war.they wanted to find a way to defend themselves against the French.They also hoped to persuade the Iroquois to support the Britsh.
