History of the United States I / Unit 3 USH1 0313 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Beaver Wars
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The idea
The Algonquian tolerated the French because the colonists supplied firearms for their ongoing war with the Iroquois, who obtained weapons from Dutch partners.
In practice
Conflict turning on the lucrative beaver pelt trade and spreading throughout the Great Lakes region.
Where people slip
European rivalry did not create these wars, but European weapons changed who won them.
Your place on the trail
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