Impact of British Conquest and American Revolution on FN

British Conquest
1. Natives could no longer play one side against the other for advantage
  1. prices of fur plummetted
  2. quality/quantity of European goods declined
  3. custom of annual gifts for alliances disappeared
2. Anglo-Americans were land hungry and pushed FN off their land - French had not
3. English took over and hunted an area clean
4. orders to curtail fur trade
  1. hurt FN economic interests
  2. increased suspicions of FN
5. FN did not know the language or customs of English
6. Families and alliances had been mad with the French
7. Britain wanted to be overlords
  1. French had seen as free and independent people
  2. demanding pledge of allegiance
8. Many FN converted to Catholicism - English against
9. FN revolted causing bloodshed and were provided some concessions
  1. sovereignty in former french empire
10. encouragement of government to annoy, distress or destroy Indians
11. Royal Proclamation of 1763
  1. could not survey lands set aside for FN without orders from Britain
  2. settlers needed to leave FN land if living there already
  3. private purchase of FN land not allowed
  4. license required to trade with FN
  5. settlers could not hide within FN land from the law
  6. recognized that frauds and abuses were committed in purchasing lands of the Indians, to the great prejudice of Britains interests
American Revolution
1. FN repelled the American attack in Ohio, but the land was given to the Americans in peace talks
  1. land rights given in Royal Proclamation was ignored
2. Iroquois was split on who to support and joined opposing sides
3. inter-tribal splits
  1. Mi'kmaq, maliseet supported Americans
  2. Ottawas, Hurons, Algonkins supported Canada
4. As time went on Americans upset FN and more joined Britain

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