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French Indian War - Coggle Diagram
French Indian War
Causes
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Fur Trade Rivalry
key economic asset in NA, control of the fur-rich regions, alliances with Natives Americans, and trade networks with Native American tribes, are critically important
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Disputed Land Claims
French Claims
forts & trading posts strategically positioned to maintain French influence and control. ex: Fort Duquesne (present-day Pittsburgh)
British Claims
Ohio River Valley region - based on exploration, settlement, and royal charters, wants to expand their control westward.
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Introduction
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May 15, 1756, Great Britain declared war on France
Who
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Native Americans
Allied with the French
Huron Confederacy (Wyandot) - Huron(Wendat), Petun, Wenro.
Algonquin Confederacy - Algonquin, Abenaki, Micmac
Allied with the British
Iroquois Confederacy - the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca tribes
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