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Britain & France
Britain and France were two of the strongest powers in Europe. -
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Pre-French & Indian War
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Tuscarora
Tuscarora joined the Indian confederacy. -
Hostility Grew Between the Two Forces
The French attacked Ft. Pickawillany. -
Greater Pressure
The Iroqouis came under graeter pressure as the British moved into the Ohio Valley. -
George Washington
In the fall of 1753, Governer Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia sent a surveyor named George Washington into the Ohio country. -
Lieutenant Colonel
Dinwiddie made Washington a lieutenant colonel. -
Threat of War
Representatives from several colonies met in Albany, New York, in June 1754 to dicuss the treat of war.
