First Peoples A Documentary Survey of American Indian History.

Key Terms. Define the following key terms from the reading.

Pontiac – 

Royal Proclamation, (1763) – 

Sullivan’s expedition – 

Delawares – 

Peace of Paris (1873) – 

Alexander McGillivray – 

Northwest Ordinance (1787) – 

Indian Trade and Intercourse Act in 1790 – 

Northwestern Indian confederacy – 

Treaty of Greenville – 

Comanche empire – 

Blackfeet – 

Spanish missions – 

Sea otter trade – 

1779-1784 smallpox epidemic – 

Review Questions.

1. What was the purpose and effect of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?

2. Who was vying for Indian support before and during the American Revolution, and what did each potential ally offer or threaten?

3. How did Indian nations unify or divide in response to American land policy?

4. What distinguished Native American experiences in the East from those in the West in the latter half of the eighteenth century?

Reading Response. Please provide a response to this reading. Include anything that stuck out to you and important points worth highlighting.