Notes The Scratch of a Pen Editors note Maps Timeline and Introduction French and Indian war fought on four continents and three oceans The world war ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763 Books begins by surveying the condition of America in 1763 Hunger for land and torrent of migration that followed the treaty of 1763 Scratch of a pen casually disposed of continents that they had never seen Chapter 1 globally Communication between New York to Falmouth England took one month Travel and trade of seaboard by rivers poorly maintained Most Americans in 1763 inhabited villages locally rather than empires People did not realize their place in a larger world paid attention to events immediately affecting them and communities were small by modern standards Backcountry communities connected to Indian country as well as to longer settled regions further east Indian delegations were not that uncommon by 1762 American communities were neither immune from change nor isolated from the outside world Much diversity in cultures and background in the colonies Sir William Johnson during his second marriage he used his relations with the Indian population fell drastically due to European disease and disruptions Indian women to build connections in matrilineal Iroquois society o Played pivotal role in British Iroquois diplomacy o Dressed to fit whatever part he needed to play i e Mohawk warrior or George Washington gentleman planter grew tobacco surveyor at 17 and baronet understood good fertile land o Married wealthy widow Martha Custis brought land property and 300 slaves went into major debt after the war Pontiac Ottawa war chief that picked up Neolin s message and was highly respected by many British officers and later historians Indian people resided in colonial towns and seaports worked in colonial households as indentured servants and studied in colonial schools One of every 5 people in the British colonies was a slave divided between Creoles and people newly arrived from Africa Slave women had little to no protection against their white masters Publications such as the Pennsylvania Gazette carried regular advertisements for Slaves who joined Indian communities raised the specter of united racial the capture and return of runaways resistance to white domination American cities were considered to be overgrown villages Largest city north of Mexico was Philadelphia New York was second Boston third Quebec was the French gateway to the continent Onondaga the central council fire for the Six Nations of the Iroquois Mohawks Oneidas Onondagas Cayugas Senecas and Tuscaroras o It was the political nerve center for the Six Nations where delegates met to debate and reach consensus on confederacy business and where wampum belts the records of the confederacy s diplomatic dealings with colonial powers and Indian nations were kept Charles Town South Caroline was the largest city in the southern colonies postwar boomtown o Deerskin trade with Indians of the Southeast Creeks and Cherokees Chota capital of the Overhill Cherokees in the Little Tennessee and Tellico valleys it grew to prominence in the mid century o Well situated in deer skin trade and emerged as the political and diplomatic center in dealings with the colonists o It was also a ceremonial center a beloved town with no blood shed Backcountry interior of North America New Orleans founded in 1718 southwestern portal of France s North American empire commanded a key strategic location Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island dominated the northern approach to North America Havana dominated the southern approach to North America o Known as the Queen of the Indies o Mid 18C it was the third largest city in Western hemisphere the key to Spanish power in the Gulf of Mexico Louisbourg and Havana looked over important sea routes between Europe and America and afforded protection or access to the mainland and were entrepots for the exchange of resources British army introduced a new disease factor into Indian country as soldiers recruited from the crowded slums of Britain brought deadly diseases When British captured Havana yellow fever broke out
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