September 19, 2008

French Colonization

• they got along with the Indians and had the fur trade with them
• the French had no large colonies and this caused them to pursue peaceful relations with the Indians, since they were clearly outnumbered
• the French tried to mediate disputes between various Indian tribes
• the French gave gifts like brandy and guns to the Indians to ensure their continued goodwill

Iroquois

• they took captives from the tribes they fought with and integrated them into Iroquois society
• they forced other tribes west and caused these tribes to settle with other tribes, mixing their societies
• 1700-1701 the Iroquois Nation began to weaken
• they negotiated a peace treaty with the French and western Indian tribes
• the Iroquois said they would remain neutral if a war between France and England occurred
  
• this treaty allowed some tribes to move back east to the Middle Ground area

Wars in Europe

• the wars were between England and France and Spain
• (1689-1697) King William's War
• in the colonies it was the French and the Indians against the British, but no major fighting occurred
• France and Spain were fighting to survive against England's growing power and expansion
• (1702-1713) Queen Anne's War
  
• The Indians in Canada captured some British colonists, and after the colonists were released some chose to stay with the Indians
• the British seized Nova Scotia
• the British in Carolina attacked the Spanish in what is now Florida
• the Carolinians captured some 4,000 Indians and sold them as slaves to the West Indies
• these wars helped halt the westward movement of British colonists, particularly in the New England area
• the colonists from Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania continued to move westward throughout the wars
• none of them ever settled past the Appalachian Mountains