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Britin and France were two of the strongest pwers in Europe. They competed for wealth and empirein different parts of the world
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In the mid1700s the Iroquois came under greater pressure as the British moved to Ohio Valley. The leaders gave certain trading rights to the British.
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The Tuscarora joined in 1722, and they are the Six Nations.
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The british fur trades to the Ohio River valley. The French regarded this territory as their own. The French didn't want British colonists sharing in their profitable fur trade.
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A group of Virginians had plans for settling the Ohio Valley. In 1753 Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia sent Surveyor George Washington.
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Washington went to Ohio Valley , and he was 21 years old. Washington sent a message , then in 1754 he went back to Ohio Valley.Washington and his troops arrived to find the French already bulding Fort Duquesne.Washington esatblish a small post nearby, called Fort Necessity
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In June in 1754 at Albany , New York they discuss the threat of war. They wanted to find a wy\ay to defend themselves againest the French. They hoped to persuade the Iroquois to support the British.
