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Britain and France were two of the strongest powers in Europe.
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Other groups of Native Americans later joined or were conquered by the Iroquois. After the Tuscarora joined in 1722.
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Hostility grew inbetween the French and British.
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The Iroquois came under greater pressure as the British moved into the Ohio Vally
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A group of Virginians had plans for settling in the Ohio Vally. Governor Robert Dinwiddie sent George Washington into the Ohio country
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Dinwiddie made Washinton a lieutenant colonel. He then sent Washington back to the Ohio country with a militia- a group of civilians trained to fight in emergenies- of 150 men.
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Representatives from several colonies met in Albany, New York to discuss the threat of war.
