Early Settlers Study Guide Social Studies

Quiz Date: Thursday, December 8th

Use this study guide to prepare for the Early Settlers quiz. You may also use the “Early Settlers Arrive” packet.

Know the location of , the English (British) colonies, and the Territory:

What did each group (French, English, and Indians) want to do with the Ohio Territory? ● French: wanted the land for fur trading ● English: wanted to the land to create settlements (build homes and towns) ● Indians: felt that the land should be shared (not owned)

Examples of conflict and cooperation between the groups (French, English, and Indians) before the :

Conflict Cooperation

The threatened the French fur The Iroquois supported the British. trading business

Iroquois stopped the French from hunting Indian groups traded with the British. in the Ohio Territory.

British and French had a long history of Indians allowed British to set up a trading conflict in Europe. post in .

French attacked Pickawillany, killing la Demoiselle.

Christopher Gist was a surveyor hired by the British to explore the Ohio territory. Gist kept a diary of his meetings with Indian leaders and British traders. His diary is an example of a primary source.

French and Indian War

Events leading up to the war: ● The British had claimed the Ohio territory for the King of England. ○ In 1748 a group of Virginia businessmen organized the . The British king granted them some land in the Ohio territory. British settlers began buying the land and settling in the Ohio territory. ○ In 1754, the British began building a fort on the . The French captured the fort before it was finished and named it Fort Duquesne.

● The French had claimed the Ohio territory for the King of France. ○ In 1749 the French claimed the land for the French king. ○ In 1752 a French war party attacked the town of Pickawillany. Pickawillany was the home of the Miami leader, La Demoiselle. La Demoiselle was killed during this attack.

The French and Indian war lasted from 1754 - 1763. While Indian groups had cooperated with the British before the war, many supported the French in the war also.

The British won the war and gained the land.

After the French and Indian War

After the war, the tensions between the British and the Indians continued over two issues: land and trade.

In 1763, Ottawa leader Pontiac organized the Indians to fight back. The Indians were able to capture many British forts.

In response to Pontiac’s rebellion, the King of England issued the Proclamation of 1763, which established a dividing line through the middle of the Appalachian Mountains. The British settlers were to stay to the east of the line.

The settlers, however, did not respect the King’s proclamation and continued to move and settle in the Ohio territory.