Project Questions

1. Compare the views and actions of the Native Americans who are described in the foregoing documents: John Armstrong, Neolin, Minavavana, and Pontiac. What similarities do they seem to share? What differences can you identify?
2. Now consider the perspectives of Jeffery Amherst and William Johnson. How did they differ in their approaches to effective Indian policy?
3. What attitudes or ideas about Native Americans run through the various texts and images in this unit? What views did Amherst, Kenny, Henry, Hay, Johnson, and West share?
4. Central Question: What were the causes and consequences of Native American resistance to British authority in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley following the Seven Years’ War?