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The Shawnee Tribe: Pontiac's Rebellion

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• 1st Activity of the Shawnee Tribe: Pontiac’s Rebellion Pontiac’s Rebellion, also known as the Pontiac War, broke out in the Ohio River Valley from 1763 to 1766. The British were fighting in this war along with the Native Indian tribes that lived within an area controlled by New France before their defeat in the French Indian War, which is known as the Pays d’en haut meaning the upper country. In 1763, Chief Pontiac led a rebellion of multiple tribes of the upper country against the British. In the Summer of 1763, Chief Pontiac launched attacks on the British in which left only Fort Pitt and Detroit in British hands. In 1766, Chief Pontiac agreed to peace terms sealing the end of Pontiac’s Rebellion. The Shawnee and other Native Indian tribes went to war with the British because distrust and hostilities grew within the populations between the indigenous of the region and the British. Colonialism also became a major cause in the war that was created. • 2nd Activity of the Shawnee Tribe: Lord Dunmore’s War Lord Dunmore’s War occurred in 1774 as the American Indians, especially the Shawnee, tried to push back the British into the Appalachian Mountains using violent tactics and strategies. The British killed 11 Seneca-Cayuga at Yellow Creek by Steubenville and the …show more content…

The Shawnee teamed up with the British to fight for the Ohio River. The Shawnee occupied the front lines of the British Army. The American, yet again, try taking control of American Indian territories as this was the cause of the war between the Shawnee and the Americans. The only way that the Shawnee would win was if they fought alongside with the British. As they did, The British and the Shawnee take over the Ohio River, but they had to agree to the terms of the Treaty of Greenville as they had to give up more land to get back what was theirs in the first

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