Pontiac's War, 1763-1765 -U.S by Eric Hinderaker - First Edition, 2016 from Macmillan Student Store

Pontiac's War, 1763-1765 -U.S

First Edition ©2016 Eric Hinderaker

This document collection examines the ways in which Native American resistance to British authority reshaped relations between Europeans and Native Americans in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley following the Seven Years’ War. Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an a...
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Pontiac's War, 1763-1765 -U.S by Eric Hinderaker - First Edition, 2016 from Macmillan Student Store

This document collection examines the ways in which Native American resistance to British authority reshaped relations between Europeans and Native Americans in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley following the Seven Years’ War. Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical context.

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Central Question
Learning Objective
Historical Background 
Primary Sources      
Letters from General Jeffery to William Johnson, August 9, 1761  
James Kenny, Journal Entries, July to October 1761  
Alexander Henry, Alexander Henry’s Travels and Adventures in the Years 1760-1776        
Jehu Hay, Diary of the Siege of Detroit, May 1, 1763   
The Royal Proclamation of 1763      
Letter from William Johnson to General Thomas Gage, October 31, 1764 
Benjamin West, “The Indians Giving a Talk to Colonel Bouquet” and “The Indians Delivering up the English Captives to Colonel Bouquet”(engravings), 1766      
Project Questions
Additional Assignments
Additional Resources for Research  

Eric Hinderaker

Eric Hinderaker is Professor of History and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Utah.  His research explores early modern imperialism, relations between Europeans and Native Americans, and comparative colonization.  His publications include The Two Hendricks: Unraveling a Mohawk Mystery, which won the Dixon Ryan Fox Prize; Elusive Empires: Constructing Colonialism in the Ohio Valley, 1673-1800; and, with Peter C. Mancall, At the Edge of Empire: The Backcountry in British North America.  He is currently working on two books, one about the Boston Massacre and another, with Rebecca Horn, on patterns of European colonization in the Americas.