Women of Washington

Communicating America’s Founding Principles

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GEORGE WASHINGTON - FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

The French and British kingdoms had a history of conflicts over the dominance
of their respective countries in Europe. As both countries explored the North
American Continent, they claimed territories for themselves. By the early
1600s, France had established trade relations with the natives of the northern
Huron Confederacy tribes and had created settlements in eastern Canada.
Shortly thereafter, the British began developing colonies on the American east
coast, stretching from Massachusetts to South Carolina and traded with the
Iroquois Confederacy.