THE THREE SIDES FIGHTING THE WAR
The French and Indian war was fought between three sides; the British, the French, and the Native Americans.
Alliances: The Native Americans did not have their own side in this war. Instead the Native Americans formed alliances with the two sides fighting. An agreement was not reached between the Native Americans. One group of indians wanted to support the British, and the other groups of Indians wanted to support the French. Although the Native Americans had different ideas about who to become alliances with, the Native Americans still got to back up whoever they wanted in the war. The Algonquin and the Huron supported the French, this was a majority of the Indians. The Iroquois formed an alliance wight the British.
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Reasons for Fighting: The Native Americans fought in the war because they were getting pushed out of their land. The British and French were both pushing out the Indians while trying to expand their land. The British was pushing from the east and the French were pushing from the east. The Native Americans were stuck in the middle of the two countries and felt squeezed. They decided to of something about it.
Strategies: The Indians did the strategy that their alliance did. Most of the groups fought guerrilla warfare, but the Iroquois fought the lineup strategy. This stratify worked well for the Iroquoisand the British. The Algonquin and the Huron got in disagreements with the French, which was not good for their fighting.
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