Seven Years War
Ashley Smith
HIST 1314
11/14/14
Seven Years’ War
Throughout the early history of the United States the Indians play a very strategic role. They not only were used by the Europeans they had their own agenda. Leading up to what is referred to as the French and Indian War, and also the Seven Year War the Indians were equally divided just as the colonist were between the French and the British. Even though the Indians had their own goals the European nations used the Indians as pawns. The Iroquois Indians who were originally allied with the British1 wanted to stay neutral, but when with George Washington at Fort Dusquerse, the Half King took the future of his warriors into his own hands and killing French commander Jumonville. He wanted the Ohio for the Iroquoes Indians, and for the British to attack the French so that the other Indians such as the Shawnees and Delaware would join his cause, but they stayed loyal to the French. Washington attacked the French unsuccessfully. At this point the French could have let the Indians kill off the rest of the British. After the new Prime Minister William Pitt takes over the French lose their force they once had. The British cut off trade with any Indians not siding with them, this will favor the British as more Indians will join their alliance. After the Treaty of Paris of 1763 the Indians were promised compensation for fighting with the British and they were just displaced.
HIST 1314
11/14/14
Seven Years’ War
Throughout the early history of the United States the Indians play a very strategic role. They not only were used by the Europeans they had their own agenda. Leading up to what is referred to as the French and Indian War, and also the Seven Year War the Indians were equally divided just as the colonist were between the French and the British. Even though the Indians had their own goals the European nations used the Indians as pawns. The Iroquois Indians who were originally allied with the British1 wanted to stay neutral, but when with George Washington at Fort Dusquerse, the Half King took the future of his warriors into his own hands and killing French commander Jumonville. He wanted the Ohio for the Iroquoes Indians, and for the British to attack the French so that the other Indians such as the Shawnees and Delaware would join his cause, but they stayed loyal to the French. Washington attacked the French unsuccessfully. At this point the French could have let the Indians kill off the rest of the British. After the new Prime Minister William Pitt takes over the French lose their force they once had. The British cut off trade with any Indians not siding with them, this will favor the British as more Indians will join their alliance. After the Treaty of Paris of 1763 the Indians were promised compensation for fighting with the British and they were just displaced.