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19607
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In the colonial period, the French and English competed for the favor of several Indian tribes. One of the most powerful of the Southern tribes, the Cherokee were known for selling furs of great value and were strategically located in upper South Carolina and Georgia, the heart of the western North Carolina Mountains, and in southwestern Tennessee. The Cherokee were sought as allies by both the French and the English and the rivalry between the two for the active aid of this tribe was at its height during of the French and Indian War.
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19618
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Westward transportation became a priority in North Carolina as early as 1762, but roads and canal projects were insufficient in expanding commerce within the states. Early North Carolina Railroads roads were formed into trunk line systems to link new roads with established North-South carriers. The Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway was a distinct effort to establish an east-west connection across North Carolina extending from the mountains to the State's largest port at the coast. The project was begun in 1879 and was dissolved by the General Assembly during the 1922-23 session.
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19619
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At the outbreak of the French and Indian War in 1754, both the English and French sought the friendship and aid of the Cherokee Indians. To prevent the Cherokee from aiding the French and in response to the Indians' request that a fort be built for protection, the South Carolinians began construction of Fort Loudoun on the Little Tennessee River in 1756 and completed the project in 1757. While the fort was an initial success at peacekeeping, by 1758 conflict sprung up between the Cherokee and the English that would continue until 1761 when the fort fell and the Cherokee were defeated.
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