1 Nation Oldest, newest: Woman becomes U.S. citizen at 103. Oldest, newest: Woman becomes U.S. citizen at 103Hong Inh uses a wheelchair; with the aid of relatives she was able to stand Tuesday for the oath and later for The Star-Spangled Banner. 2  Washington Border wall dispute threatens to shut down government.
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The French & Indian War 1. the immediate cause of war was a dispute over land west of the Appalachian Mountainsa. France claimed the Ohio Valley as New Franceb. England considered it part of Virginia 2. colonists were expanding to settle in that region which angered France 3.n 1753, the French started to build forts from Lake Erie south to the Ohio River 4. Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie sent a mission led by George Washington, a 21 year old, a letter warning France they had invaded English territory and they must leave 5.