USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The most important group, the Mingoes, were part of the Iroquois Confederacy, which in turn was allied with Great Britain. British officials claimed that the Iroquois Confederacy had given an Indian named Tanaghrisson the title of “Half-King” over the Mingoes and other Native communities.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British were supported by the Iroquois Confederacy. In 1754, George Washington at the age of 21 was sent to negotiate a land agreement which sparked a battle and the war began at Fort Duquesne, now day Pittsburgh.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Delawares and Shawnees became France’s most important allies. Shawnees and Delawares, originally “dependents” of the Iroquois, had migrated from Pennsylvania to the upper Ohio Valley during the second quarter of the 18th century as did numerous Indian peoples from other areas.

Detailed explanation-5: -Eastern North America and the Subarctic During the 17th century the Iroquois Confederacy and the English had created a strong alliance against the competing coalitions formed by the Huron, Algonquin, Algonquian, and French. The tradition of forming such alliances continued in the 18th century.