1717. Crozat resigns his privilege of monopoly.

Fort Chartres commenced-first a wooden structure.

Louisiana trade granted to Company of West.

New Orleans commenced.

John Law connected with Company of the West.

1718. Emigrants augment the population of New Orleans. Renault leaves France for Illinois.

1719. Company of the West made Company of the Indies.

1720.

Governor Keith, of Pennsylvania, urges the building a Fort on Lake Erie.

Law made minister of finance.

Stock of Company of the Indies worth 2050 per cent.

Stock commences depreciation.

Company of the Indies bankrupt.

Charlevoix arrives in America and lands at Quebec.

Renault buys slaves at St. Domingo for working mines in Illinois.

Mine La Motte, Missouri, discovered and wrought.

Spanish invasion of Missouries from Santa Fe.

Spaniards totally defeated and all except a single individual slain.
La Harpe explores Washita and Arkansas.

1721. Charlevoix at Montreal.

Charlevoix at the Falls of Niagara.

Charlevoix at Fort de Pontchartrain, (Detroit.)

Charlevoix at Mackinac.

Charlevoix at the Fort on St. Josephs river.

Charlevoix at the source of the Theakiki, (Kankakee.)
Charlevoix at Pimiteouy, (Peoria.)

Charlevoix at Kaskaskia.

Charlevoix at Natchez.

1722. English erect a trading post at Oswego.

Charlevoix at New Orleans.

Charlevoix at Biloxi.

1726. Iroquois a third time place themselves under England.

1727. English build a Fort at Oswego.

1729. French among the Natchez, murdered.

1730. Natchez conquered and destroyed.

Alleged travels of Salling in the West.

Governor Keith earnestly recommends securing West to England.

1732. Company of Indies resign Louisiana to the king. 1735. Vincennes settled according to some authorities.

1736. Expedition of French against Chickasaws. D'Artaguette conquered and slain.

Vincennes, Senat and D'Artaguette burned.

Bienville fails in assault on Chickasaws, and retreats.

1739. French collect to attack the Chickasaws.

1740.

1742.

Peace between French and Chickasaws.

Lanse d'la Grasse (at New Madrid) supposed to have been inhabited.

John Howard is said to have gone down Ohio river.

1744. Treaty of English and Iroquois at Lancaster. Vaudreuil fears English influence in the West. Renault returns to France.

1745. Pierre Chartier conciliates Shawanese and French.

1748. Chickasaws attack French post on Arkansas.

Conrad Weiser sent to the Ohio.

Ohio Land Company formed.

Pierre Chartier instigates war between Iroquois and Shawanese.
English establish a trading post on Great Miami, Ohio.

Excessively cold, stormy, and severe winter.

1749. Grant of land to Loyal Company.

Celeron sent to bury medals along the Ohio river.

1750. English traders it is said were made prisoners at Great Miami. Twigtwee or Miami Indians killed by French soldiers.

Both time and place are uncertain.

English driven from their station on Miami, by the French.
Twigtwee or Miami Indians defend the English and are killed.
Large shipments of products from Illinois to New Orleans.
Five French villages in Illinois.

Forty sailing vessels at New Orleans.

Dr. Walker explores Kentucky.

1751. Christopher Gist, (it is believed,) explored the interior of Ohio.
Gist surveyed land south of Ohio river, east of Kanawha.
Gen. Andrew Lewis surveyed for Greenbriar Company.

1752. French again attack English post on Great Miami, (doubtful.) Treaty at Logstown.-Indians confirm Lancaster Treaty of 1744. Families locate West of the Alleghenies.

French organize an army to occupy the Upper Ohio.

1753. French build Fort Presqu' Isle.

French build Fort Le Bœuf.

Fort Venango commenced.

Pennsylvania Assembly informed of French movements.
Commissioner sent to warn French; stops at Logstown.

French sent with arms for friendly Indians.

Colonies authorized to resist French by force.

Treaty with North-Western Indians at Winchester.

Treaty at Carlisle with Iroquois, Delawares, Shawanesc, Miamies and Wyandots.
Ohio Company open line at Braddock's road.

Washington commissioned to bear message to French commandant.

1753. Washington leaves Will's creek for Fort Venango. Washington on Monongahela, at Turtle creek.

Washington makes accurate observation at the junction of the two rivers.
Washington at Logstown engages Indian chief to accompany him.

Washington at Venango directed to proceed to Le Bœuf.

Washington reaches French commandant at Le Bœuf.

Great number of boats containing French army passes Oswego.
Washington leaves French commandant to return to Virginia.

1754. Washington at Gist's house on Monongahela.

Washington at Williamsburg, the capital of Virginia.
Troops called into service by Virginia.

French fort at Venango finished.

English commence building a fort at the junction.

Contrecœur demands surrender of the English.

Ensign Ward capitulates; is permitted to leave, together with his men and stores.
Virginia troops moving westward.

Washington crosses Alleghenies.

Washington attacks and kills Jumonville.

New York sends £5,000 to Virginia.

Washington at Fort Necessity.

Washington surrenders Fort Necessity.

Washington retires to Mount Vernon.
French hold the whole West.

1755. France proposes a compromise.

Braddock lands at Alexandria in Virginia.

France and England sent fleets to America.
Braddock's army marches by two routes westward.
Expedition against Nova Scotia leaves Boston.

Braddock arrives at Fort Cumberland.

Braddock marches from Fort Cumberland.

Braddock reaches the Monongahela.

Braddock re-crosses Monongahela, meets French and Indians, and is defeated.
Braddock died at the Great Meadows.

1756. Fort Chartres rebuilt; a strong stone structure.

Lewis' Expedition against the Ohio Indians, and failure.

Indians fill the valley of Virginia.

War formally declared between France and England.

Armstrong's Expedition against Kittanning.

First Indian treaty held at Easton.
Monsieur Donville defeated and slain.

1757. Massacre at Fort William Henry. Pitt made Prime Minister.

1758. Fort Stanwix built.

Louisburg and Fort Frontenac taken.

Post leaves for the Ohio river to conciliate Indians.

Post encounters much fatigue and danger.

Post arrives at Kuskushkee, and goes to Fort Du Quesne.

Post confers with Indians near Fort Du Quesne.

1758. Grant defeated near Fort Du Quesne.

Washington opening a road over the mountains.
French and Indians attack Forbes at Loyalhanna.
Forbes marches from Loyalhanna to Turtle creek.
Post's second mission to Ohio Indians.

French burn and retire from Fort Du Quesne.

Forbes takes possession of the Forks. (Pittsburgh.)

English erect temporary works; Forbes returns to Philadelphia.

Col. H. Mercer left in command.

Cherokee Indians become hostile to Colonists.

1759. Forbes dies at Philadelphia.

D'Aubry brings army stores and troops from Illinois to Venango.
Garrison at Fort Pitt fear the French at Venango.

Gen. Stanwix arrives at Fort Pitt.

Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Niagara and Quebec yield.

1760. The French yield Canada to the English.

Cherokee war against south-west Colonies.

Gen. Monkton treats with the Indians at Fort Pitt.
Settlers again go over the mountains.

Rogers takes possession of Detroit.

Rogers returns across Ohio to Fort Pitt.

1761. Death of Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix. Alexander Henry, Indian trader, visits N. West.

Christian F. Post goes to settle on Tuscarawas river.

1762. Bouquet warns all persons from settling on Indian lands.

Post and Heckewelder go to Tuscarawas.

Dark day at Detroit.

Preliminaries to Peace of Paris settled.

Louisiana transferred to Spain.

The Canadas contain upward of 100,000 souls.

1763. Mason and Dixon commence to survey line between Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Treaty of Paris concluded.

Detroit attacked by Pontiac.

Mackinac taken by Indians.

Presqu' Isle (Erie) taken by Indians.

Sandusky, Fort, surprised and taken by Indians.

St. Josephs Fort, on St. Josephs river, taken by Pottawattamies.

Ouiatenon garrison surrendered-were not massacred.

Fort Miami (near Fort Wayne) garrison made prisoners.

Fort at Green Bay evacuated and garrison escaped.

Le Bouf attacked, fort burnt, garrison escaped.

The date of the massacre at forts at Venango not known.
Battle of Bushy Run.

Fort Pitt besieged, and relieved by Bouquet.

Proclamation to protect Indian lands.

Laclede arrives at Ste. Genevieve.

Laclede selects site of St. Louis.

Forts Bedford and Ligonier attacked; not taken.

1764. St. Louis founded by Laclede.

Bradstreet makes dishonorable peace with Northern Indians.
Bouquet makes peace with Ohio Indians.

French Officers ordered to give up Lower Louisiana to Spain.

1765. Sir William Johnson makes treaty at German Flats. George Croghan goes westward.

Croghan made prisoner at the Wabash.

Captain Stirling, for England, takes possession of Illinois.
Proclamation of Governor Gage.

First families known to be at Pittsburgh.

1766. "Quebec Bill" passed in the British Parliament.

Capt. Jonathan Carver explored the unknown North-West.
Settlers again cross the Mountains.

Walpole Company proposed.

Col. James Smith visits Kentucky.

Capt. Pitman arrives in Illinois.

Mason and Dixon's Line finished to Dunker Creek.

1767. Western Indians grow impatient.

Franklin labors for Walpole Company.

Finley visits Kentucky.

Zeisberger founds Mission on the Allegheny.

Gen. Bouquet died at Pensacola.

Mason and Dixon ceased surveying line between Pennsylvania and Maryland.
English traders first visit Assiniboine river.

1768. Treaty of Fort Stanwix-grand acquisition of lands from Indians.

Capt. Pitman still at Illinois.

Capt. Carver returns from the North-West.

Indian treaty at Pittsburgh.

Severe penal laws, to prevent settlement on Indian lands.

1769. Mississippi Company proposed.

Boone and others start for Kentucky.

Boone and others reach Red river, of Kentucky.

Boone made prisoner by the Indians.

1770. Grave Creek Settlement, Virginia, first made.

Moravians invited to Big Beaver.

Moravians leave Allegheny and remove to Beaver.

Treaty of Lochaber.

Ohio Company merged in Walpole Company.

Washington visits the West.

The Zanes found Wheeling.

Spain takes possession of St. Louis and Upper Louisiana.

The Long Hunters explore the West.

1771. Boone returns to North Carolina. Long Hunters still abroad.