The French and Indian war started from when French and British imperial and colonists wanted to make there country bigger. British‚ the French‚ and many American Indian nations engaged in a war that changed the course of history. It was started because it was a disagreement over who would end up controlling the Ohio River Valley. In the middle of the 18th century‚ France and England had competing claims for parts of Europe and North America. The French held trapping and trade routes in the Ohio Valley
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European settlement there are believed to have been seven different cultural based Native American societies within the present day boundaries of the United States. First you have the Northeast tribes located along the East coast some of which were the Iroquois‚ Powhatan‚ Wampanong‚
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Constitution. Focus on how the Constitution provides liberty for American citizens. Use quotations from the Constitution to support your points. If you choose‚ you can compare or contrast the U.S. Constitution with the Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace (the Iroquois Constitution). Your essay should use a basic three-paragraph structure (introductory paragraph with a hook and a thesis‚ a supporting paragraph‚ and a concluding paragraph) and should be written in 12-point font with one-inch page margins. For extra
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Colonists wanted to establish a Catholic settlement (3) If it wasn’t for these reason and others the World would not be what it is today. The 13 colonies all had their own economy. Indians greeted Europeans settlers with fish‚ corn‚ and pelts (Kross 1). Iroquois hunters served as middlemen for New York Dutch traders‚ delivering furs to trading posts at Albany and Oswego (1). Colonists preferred to omit energy and capital to agricultural endeavors and down played consumerism (2). Virginia and Maryland traded
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The mutual influences between the Europeans and Native Americans. The Europeans and Native Americans exchanged many goods and ideas when they meet each other in the New World. They shared with each other their own traditions‚ cultures‚ foods‚ languages‚ weapons‚goods; resulting in some positive outcomes and negative as well. When the first Europeans made contact with the native Indians they inadvertently exposed and infected them with their diseases like smallpox‚ yellow fever‚ and malaria.
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The “Great Colonial Divide” with the 3 prominent colonial powers competing for power and control of the continent. Various methods and strategies are utilized to their advantage. France‚ for example‚ prioritized alliances with the natives and endorsed the idea of trading using fur. The Spanish however sought gold and silver and wanted to gain power via religion‚ therefore the catholic church was a major turning point when it came towards conquest. The English were a mix of both‚ encouraging trade
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Founded in 1867‚ Canada is a country formed by the merging of Anglophone and Francophone territories in the New World. In addition to the English and French‚ the Native American tribes all over Canada (such as the Metis‚ Ojibway‚ Cree‚ Iroquois…) were a key part in the formation of the country we call home‚ Canada (If you identify as a Canadian). Canada has a vast amount of habitable land yet it has a very minuscule population in comparison. Therefore‚ in order to utilize the large amount of land
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Britain and France have had existing rivalries as they have fought wars against one another throughout history. During the 1700’s‚ these nations were growing their colonies in the New World and trying to become self-sufficient. The French and Indian war was a territorial dispute between the two world powers. The French and their Native American allies fought the British colonists for seven years over control in North America. Their expanding colonies eventually met at the Ohio River Valley and their
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an agreement with the French to make the Louisiana purchase. But within that land was Indian Territory that wasn’t Jefferson’s to purchase. Movement for the revitalization of the Indian life and culture arose from the Creeks‚ Cherokees‚ Shawnees‚ Iroquois‚ and other tribes. War against the whites were heavily encouraged by two Shawnee brothers‚ Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa (a prophet who called for complete separation from the whites).
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The resulting colonies were unique in that New France had the fur trade‚ New Netherlands had war with neighboring Indians‚ New England had community formation as they followed Protestant principles‚ and New Spain had introduced diseases to America. Jacques Cartier took the St. Lawrence River to France back in the 1530s‚ but for 75 years it grew weak until Samuel de Champlain returned there in 1608 and formed the fur trade in Quebec. The newly founded New Netherland in 1621 also went into fur trading
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