-Iroquois Confederacy controlled much of upstate New YorkFrench and Indian Wars: (1754-1763) (More like the French/British war with Native allies)-The impact of a European war on Native AmericansEngland’s Advantages-Although it was internally divided, English settlements had larger populations-New France: 12,000-English Colonies: 200,000The Iroquois’ Situation-Militarily in the middle-Controlled access to furs-Were strong allies to the BritishThe Iroquois Confederacy –for internal peace and external defense-Mohawk-Oneida-Onondaga-Cayuga-SenecaEXTREME LACROSS!!! YEAH! (Goal posts miles apart, hardly any rules! Woohoo!)Iroquois social and political organization-Matrilineal society - Longhouses were parts of matrilineal clans – husbands came to live in woman’s longhouse-Government by a network of councils – required consensus-Iroquois government was one model for U.S. ConstitutionJust a recap: Don’t focus too much on the French and Indian war, just know that it’s primarily a war between the French and the British-Britain’s superior numbers had eventually allowed them to prevail (and eventually lose it all, haha, those darn revolutionists)-Took the Ohio Valley-By treaty got all of North America east of the Mississippi, including Canada and FloridaANT 326L 1st Edition Lecture 14- Why were French interactions with the natives different than with the encounters seen in New Spain, or the North East?- Primarily due to a lesser population of Natives. (Not saying there weren’t many, but they were kind of spread out)- There were also no mineral sources of any consequences (such as gold and tobacco). However, there were tons of fur-bearing animals. So boom. Put 1+1 together, you get some nice fur trade going as a result, and because of natural inclination to adopt Native ways + methods of life and trading.- French also kind of acted like diplomats between various Algonquin groups, brokering various peace treaties and such.Samuel de Champlain (1603)-Alliances with Algonquian tribes-Alliances against the Iroquois (the tribe which acted as a sort of buffer betwixt the French and Euro-Americans)-Algonquian alliances made exploration further south difficult-Adopted Indian waysConflict between missionaries and fur traders: Missionaries couldn’t really convert non-sedentary peoples, but the fur-trade encouraged a moving life-style-Situation in 1670s-Spain controlled FloridaThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-France held the St. Lawrence-England (& Sweden and Holland) controlled the east coast -Iroquois Confederacy controlled much of upstate New York French and Indian Wars: (1754-1763) (More like the French/British war with Native allies) -The impact of a European war on Native Americans England’s Advantages -Although it was internally divided, English settlements had larger populations -New France: 12,000 -English Colonies: 200,000 The Iroquois’ Situation -Militarily in the middle -Controlled access to furs -Were strong allies to the British The Iroquois Confederacy –for internal peace and external defense -Mohawk -Oneida -Onondaga -Cayuga -Seneca EXTREME LACROSS!!! YEAH! (Goal posts miles apart, hardly any rules! Woohoo!) Iroquois social and political organization -Matrilineal society - Longhouses were parts of matrilineal clans – husbands came to livein woman’s longhouse -Government by a network of councils – required consensus -Iroquois government was one model for U.S. Constitution Just a recap: Don’t focus too much on the French and Indian war, just know that it’s primarily a war between the French and the British -Britain’s superior numbers had eventually allowed them to prevail (and eventually lose it all, haha, those darn revolutionists) -Took the Ohio Valley -By treaty got all of North America east of the Mississippi, including Canada and Florida-Native Americans lost a lot of their foreign support in the