Europeam First Nations Alliances And Rivalries Flashcards
Who had the french allianced with?
Innu, Algonquian ,maliseet and the Huron Wendat confederacy
In order to compete with the french what did the English and Dutch have to do ? Why?
Supply the Iroquoian confederacy with firearms and merchandises to attack the First Nations who allied with the french,
The English did this because they thought it would help them secure the fur trade
Did the Iroquois confederacy agree to the arrangements with the English hand Dutch
Yes
Who was Charles Huault de Montmagny? What where his concerns and what did he believe ? Also what was he opposed to?
Gouverner of New France
Concerns- ensuring the défense of the colony
Opposed- settlement of ville marie
Believed- too exposed to Iroquoian attack
How did the Iroquois usually attack the french ?
Rivière Richelieu
What did Montmagny do to present the attacks?
Constructed a fort along the river
Eventually what did the fort do?
Brief trace between nations
How did Christianity divide the Huron-Wendat ?
Because they were converting them to Christianity
After years of fighting what toll did the Iroquoian confedaeracy take?
An emotional toll
Why was this a perfect time for the Iroquoian people to attack the Huron Wendat ? How did they attack
The Huron Wendat were in a weakened state so it was the perfect opportunity for the Iroquoian confederacy to attack
The Iroquoian were armed with firearms
They laid siege on huronia for 3 days
After burning down the walls they destroyed Huronia
The after mass was a complete massacre
Jesuit priests were tortured and killed
How many Hurons survived
A couple of thousand
What did the survivors do?
Took refuge in the french settlement
Turned to Christianity
