Fascinating Facts • England gave land in the Ohio River valley to a group of Virginia colonists George Washington, one of those colonists, was sent by the British to make the French leave the area • Some Mohawks, who were part of the Iroquois League, left the league to join the French in their war against the British and other Iroquois • After the French and Indian War, the only part of the mainland on the Atlantic coast that did not belong to England was Florida, which was still controlled by Spain Genre Nonfiction Comprehension Skill Compare and Contrast Text Features • Maps • Captions Scott Foresman Social Studies ISBN 0-328-14892-X ì