USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

NEW FRANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group of Native Americans allied themselves with the French?
A
the Natchez
B
the Iroquois
C
the Huron
D
the Seminole
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The British colonists were supported at various times by the Iroquois, Catawba, and Cherokee tribes, and the French colonists were supported by Wabanaki Confederacy member tribes Abenaki and Mi’kmaq, and the Algonquin, Lenape, Ojibwa, Ottawa, Shawnee, and Wyandot (Huron) tribes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Native American people from the Algonquin, Lenape, Wyandot, Ojibwa, Ottawa, Shawnee, and the Mi’kmaq sided with the French. The British were supported by the Iroquois Confederacy.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the French and Indian War in the mid-18th century, the Huron allied with the French against the British and the Iroquois Confederacy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French & Indian War The conflict was played out in Europe, India, and North America. In Europe, Sweden, Austria, and France were allied to crush the rising power of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. The English and the French battled for colonial domination in North America, the Caribbean, and in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Iroquois Confederacy, initially neutral, eventually allied with the British in 1758, while the Algonquins, their traditional rivals, backed the French.

There is 1 question to complete.