Montcalm and Wolfe (V. 15) Book

Volume: v. 15
General Books publication date: 2009
Original publication date: 1914
Original Publisher: Little, Brown Subjects: United States

History / Canada / General

History / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867)

History / Native American

History / United States / General

History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)

Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.
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Excerpt: CHAPTER III. 1749-1753. CONFLICT FOR THE WEST. The Five Nations. -- Caughnawaga. -- AbbÃ? Piquet. -- H1s Schemes. -- HIS Journey. -- Fort Frontenac. -- Toronto. - Niagara. -- Oswego. -- Success Of Piquet. -- Detroit. -- La JonquiÃ?re. -- H1s Intrigues. -- H1s Trials. -- H1s Death. -- English Intrigues. -- Critical State Of The West. -- Picka- Willany Destroyed. Duquesne. -- His Grand Enterprise. The Iroquois, or Five Nations, sometimes called Six Nations after the Tuscaroras joined them, had been a power of high importance in American international politics. In a certain sense they may be said to have held the balance between their French and English neighbors; but their relative influence had of late declined. So many of them had emigrated and joined the tribes of the Ohio, that the centre of Indian population had passed to that region. Nevertheless, the Five Nations were still strong enough in their ancient abodes to make their alliance an object of the utmost consequence to both the European rivals. At the western end of their " Long House," or belt of confederated villages, Joncaire intrigued to gain them for France; while in the east he was counteracted by the young colonel of militia, William Johnson, who lived on the Mohawk, and was already well skilled in managing Indians. Jo...