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Britian and France were the two strongest powers in Europe. They competed for wealth and empire in different parts of the world.
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Iroquois came under greater pressure as british moved into the ohio valley. confederacy gave trading rights to the british.
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after tuscorora joined in 1722 the english reffered to the confederacy as the six nations. Iroquois managed to remain independent by trading with both the british and french.
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Hostility between the two forces grew. British fur traders built a fort at a place called Pickawillany. The french quickly attacked pickawillany and drove brittish traders out of ohio.
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Robert Dinwiddie of virginia sent George Washington into Ohio counrty. Washington was 21 years old. mission was to tell french they were trespassing on land that great britian claimed
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Dinwiddle made washington a lieutenant colonel. Then he sent washington back to ohio with a militia of 150 men.
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several colonies met in albany, new york to discuss the threat of a war. they wanted to find a good way to defend themselves from the french. representatives adopted ben franklins albany plan of union for goverment.
