History of the United States I / Unit 5 USH1 0602 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Pontiac's Rebellion
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The idea
The Delaware prophet Neolin preached rejection of European culture, and the Ottawa war chief Pontiac urged unity, building a coalition from as early as seventeen sixty-one.
In practice
Sieges of Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt in seventeen sixty-three, spreading along the backcountry.
Where people slip
The rebellion ended in seventeen sixty-six when the tribes recognised the French would not supply the support they expected.
Your place on the trail
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