USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group of Native Americans fought with the British?
A
Huron
B
Algonquin
C
Iroquois
D
Ottawa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Oneida and Mohawk were part of the Iroquois Confederacy. Of the six nations that belonged to the Confederacy, four, including the Mohawk, actively sided with the British, while the Oneida and Tuscarora supported the Revolutionaries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many tribes such as the Iroquois, Shawnee, Cherokee and Creek fought with British loyalists. Others, including the Potawatomi and the Delaware, sided with American patriots.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Iroquois” also refers to a group of five separate tribes. These five tribes were: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. This diverse and influential group of Native people impacted the politics and history of their time, and their contributions to society and voices in media are still felt today.

Detailed explanation-4: -From 1658 to 1663, the Iroquois were at war with the Susquehannock and their Lenape and Province of Maryland allies. In 1663, a large Iroquois invasion force was defeated at the Susquehannock main fort. In 1663, the Iroquois were at war with the Sokoki tribe of the upper Connecticut River.

Detailed explanation-5: -When war began, Tecumseh persuaded activist warriors from tribes like the Fox, Chickamauga, Iroquois, Kickapoo, Mascouten, Mohawk, Ojibway, Piankeshaw, Potawatomi, Sauk and Shawnee to form an alliance to aid the British.

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