Alright, in my haste to create a general picture, I misspoke.
They continued to trade, but the trade was less favorable. And there were times they wouldn’t trade for guns or gun powder.
But the large point was that the British just did not have nearly as good of an attitude when dealing with Native Americans in general. Again, not that the French were saints either, and I concede this opinion centers around the Great Lakes area.
Really? That’s interesting to know. I always assumed my ancestor was a free spirit who went looking for adventure and found it. I did do some more digging on Pierre Navarre and a cabin he built in Indiana is still standing. I plan to make a pilgrimage there some day. I wonder if he was a ‘courier de bois’?
Here is some oversharing I did several years ago you may find interesting.
