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

First  Edition ©2016

Eric Hinderaker

ISBN:9781319169909

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Table of Contents

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 Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Utah. His research explores early modern imperialism, relations between Europeans and Native Americans, military-civilian relations in the Atlantic world, and comparative colonization. His most recent book, Boston's Massacre, was awarded the Cox Book Prize from the Society of the Cincinnati and was a finalist for the George Washington Prize. His other publications include Elusive Empires: Constructing Colonialism in the Ohio Valley, 1673–1800; The Two Hendricks: Unraveling a Mohawk Mystery, which won the Herbert H. Lehman Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in New York History from the New York Academy of History; and, with Peter C. Mancall, At the Edge of Empire: The Backcountry in British North America.