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In 1700 Britain and France were the strongest powers in Europe.
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Iroquois Confederacy were based in New York area and were the most powerful Native Americans in the East.
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French missionaries converted the religous beliefs of many Native Americans to Cathloicism.
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After Tuscarora joined in 1722, the English referred to the confederacy as the Six Nations.
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Bitterness grew when the British took interest in the Ohio River Valley that the French owned.
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Acting quickly the French attacket Pickaillany and drove British colonists out of Ohio.
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Dinwiddie made Washington a lieutenant colonel. He then sent Washigton back to Ohio country with a militia of 150 men. MILITIA- a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies.
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Washington threw the first punch at the French and wa regaded as a hero, mean while in Albany, New York representitives from several colonies met up to discuss war.
