University:
Felician University
Course:
HIST-110 | World Geography and Culture
Academic year:

2019
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421

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10
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SpaceCadet101

The French and Indian War was fought primarily in the wilderness of the Ohio River Valley. Known as the Seven Years’ War in Europe, Spain entered on the side of the French. During the war, Ohio tribes like the Shawnee sided with the French against the British. The Iroquois Confederacy - the six tribes whose homelands were surrounded by the colony of New York supported the British. In the 1830s, the Seneca, along with seven other tribes who had participated in the war on both sides, were all removed from the east and relocated to Indian Territory. In 1763, the Treaty of Paris forced France to give up all of its lands in North America. Great Britain received all French land east of the Mississippi, and Spain was granted all French land west of the Mississippi. Tribes demanded to know how the French could give away land that wasn’t theirs. Chief Pontiac, the leader of the Ottawa tribe, led a rebellion against the new British forts and settlements around the Great Lakes. At first, the uprising was successful, but ultimately failed when the warriors ran out of resources. Encouraged by the Ottawa rebellion, several tribes west of the southern colonies began to threaten another uprising. The British agreed to stop encroachments, or trespassing on tribal lands, without the Natives’ permission. The British government promised not to disturb Indian hunting grounds west of the southern colonies, but the American colonists refused to obey. The Spanish tried to repair relations with the Plains Indians by hiring French traders to help them overcome centuries of hostility.