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George Washington, fought as a millitary officer, against the Britishfor for control the land west of the appalation mountains.
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tuscarora (included 5 nations -mohawk, seneca, caygua, onondaga, and oneida )joined the iroquois confederacy.later more groups of native americans joined or were conquered by irogouis.
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hostility between france and britian began because they were competing for wealth and empire in different parts of the world.british intrests turned to the ohio vally. the freanch comsitered it there own. british fur traders built a fort (pickawillany) in witch the freanch atacked and drove out the freanch.freanch towns also started raiding towns in maine and new york.in return british took inportant friench fortress in louisborg. much to new englands discust britan returned louisburg to france
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iroquois stayed independent untill the mid 1700's then iroquois became presured by freanch moving into ohio valley.reluctantly they gave trade rights to the british and became their allys
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Dinwiddie sent washington back to ohio with a militia of 150 men.they were to build a fort but found that the freanch already had a fort there .
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govenor robert dinwillie sent (22 year old )george washington to tell the freanch that they were trespassing on great britans land . the freanch said "it was there ablsoute desighn to take possesion of the ohio ,and by gods they would do it"
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represenatives from colonies met in albany ,new york, to disuss the threat of war .they wanted a way to diffend themselfs against the freanch
