HIST 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mercantilism, Estates Of The Realm, Intolerable Acts
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French would give choctaws things like guns and bullets, etc. in return for every scalp of a chickasaw indian in the north. Also were involved in trade of deer skin. Red shoes- choctaw leader/war chief of western choctaw. Sought to establish regular trade with british because french prices were too high, and at same time tried to maintain peace with chickasaw, which. Civil war- red shoes was assassinated by french, sparked civil war that lasted 3 years. French gained better access to goods/guns, reestablished dominancy. Still around today though, were able to bounce back from this devastation. French no longer claim a north american empire. Forbade any colonist from settling beyond the appalachian mountains. Since they were forbidden from moving beyond the appalachian. Mountains, they felt they were being held back, and could not obtain social mobility. Rum was main drink in northeast, molasses was important ingredient in rum.
