CONTENTS OF VOL. I.

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTORY.-INDIAN TRIBES EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

General Characteristics. -Tribal Divisions. - Mode of Government.

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Social Harmony.. The Totem. - Classification of Tribes. -
The Iroquois.-Their Position and Character. Their Polit-
ical Organization. Traditions of their Confederacy. Their
Myths and Legends. Their Eloquence and Sagacity. - Arts
- Agriculture. Their Dwellings, Villages, and Forts. Their
Winter Life. - The War Path. - Festivals and Pastimes. -
Pride of the Iroquois. - The Hurons or Wyandots. Their
Customs and Character. - Their Dispersion. The Neutral
Nation. Its Fate. The Eries and Andastes. - Triumphs of
the Confederacy.—The Adoption of Prisoners.—The Tusca-
roras. Superiority of the Iroquois Race. The Algonquins.
The Lenni Lenape. Their changing Fortunes. The
Shawanoes. The Miamis and the Illinois. - The Ojibwas,
Pottawattamies, and Ottawas. - The Sacs and Foxes. - The
Menomonies and Knisteneaux. Customs of the Northern
Algonquins. Their Summer and Winter Life. —Legends of
the Algonquins. Religious Faith of the Indians. - The Indian
Character. - Its Inconsistencies. Its Ruling Passions.

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Pride. Hero-worship. - Coldness, Jealousy, Suspicion.-Self-
control. Intellectual Traits.
Qualities

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CHAPTER II.

1663-1763.

FRANCE AND ENGLAND IN AMERICA.

Contrast of French and English Colonies.- Feudalism in Canada.
- Priests and Monks. - Puritanism and Democracy in New
England. French Life in Canada. - Military Strength of
Canada. Religious Zeal. - Missions - The Jesuits. — Brebeuf

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and Lallemant. Martyrdom of Jogues. - Results of the Mis-
sions. -French Explorers.- La Salle. His Plan of Discovery.
-His Sufferings - His Heroism. He discovers the Mouth of
the Mississippi. - Louisiana. - France in the West. Growth
of English Colonies. — Approaching Collision

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CHAPTER III.

1608-1763.

THE FRENCH, the English, and the Indians.

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Champlain defeats the Iroquois. - The Iroquois Wars. - Misery of

Canada. - Expedition of Frontenac. - Success of the French.

-French Influence in the West. - La Verandrye. - The Eng-

lish Fur-trade. - Protestant and Romish Missions. The

English and the Iroquois. -Policy of the French. - The

Frenchman in the Wigwam. - Coureurs des Bois. - The White

Savage. The English Fur-trader. -

Eulogists.-The Indians and the Quakers. — Injustice of Penn's

Successors.-The Walking Purchase. Speech of Canassa.

tego.- Removal of the Delawares. Intrusion of Settlers. -

Success of French Intrigues. - Father Picquet.· Sir Wil

liam Johnson. - Position of Parties

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Congress at Al-

The Puritan and the Canadian. - Fort Frederic. - Acadia. - The
French on the Ohio. - Mission of Washington. - Trent driven
from the Ohio. - Death of Jumonville. - Skirmish at the
Great Meadows. - Alarm of the Indians.
bany. - French and English Diplomacy. - Braddock and
Dieskau.. Naval Engagement. The War in Europe and
America. Braddock in Virginia.

- March of his Army. -

Beaujeu at Fort du Quesne. - Ambuscade at the Monon-

of Abraham. - Battle of Quebec. - Death of Wolfe. - Death

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CHAPTER V.

1755-1763.

THE WILDERNESS AND ITS TENANTS AT THE CLOSE OF THE

FRENCH War.

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Bufferings of the Frontier. - Treaties with the Western Tribes.

Christian Frederic Post. The Iroquois. The remote Tribes.

- The Forest.—Indian Population. - Condition of the Tribes.

Onondaga. — The Delawares and neighboring Tribes. -

Their Habits and Condition. The Shawanoes, Miamis,

Illinois, and Wyandots. - English Settlements. - Forest

Thoroughfares.- Fur-traders - Their Habits and Character. -

The Forest Traveller. - The French at the Illinois. - Military

Life in the Forest. - The Savage and the European. - Hunt-

ers and Trappers. - Civilization and Barbarism.

CHAPTER VI.

1760.

THE ENGLISH TAKE POSSESSION OF THE WESTERN POSTS.

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The victorious Armies at Montreal. - Major Robert Rogers. - His
Expedition up the Lakes.. His Meeting with Pontiac. - Am-
bitious Views of Pontiac. He befriends the English. - The
English take Possession of Detroit. Of other French Posts. -
British Power Predominant in the West

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CHAPTER VII.

1760-1763.

ANGER OF THE INDIANS. THE CONSPIRACY

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Discontent of the Tribes. - Impolitic Course of the English. - Dis-

orders of the Fur-trade. Military Insolence. Intrusion of

Settlers. French Intrigue. The Delaware Prophet. — An

abortive Plot. Pontiac's Conspiracy. - Character of Pontiac

- Gloomy Prospects of the Indian Race. - Designs of Pontiac.

- His War Messengers. - Tribes engaged in the Conspiracy.

- Dissimulation of the Indians. The War-belt among the

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of the Indian Leaders -Difficulties of Forest Warfare.
Defenceless Condition of the Colonies. The Peace of Paris. -
Royal Proclamation. - The War-chief. His Fasts and Vigils.
- The War-feast. - The War-dance. - Departure of the War-

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CHAPTER IX.

1763, APRIL.

THE COUNCIL AT THE RIVER ECORCES.

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Pontiac musters his Warriors. They assemble at the River

Ecorces. The Council. - Speech of Pontiac. - Allegory of

the Delaware. The Council dissolves..

Detroit. Plan to surprise the Garrison

Strange Phenomenon.

CHAPTER X.

1763, MAY.

DETROIT.

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Origin and History of Detroit. - Its Con-
dition in 1763. — Character of its Inhabitants.- French Life
at Detroit. The Fort and Garrison. -Pontiac at Isle à la
Peche. Suspicious Conduct of the Indians. Catharine, the

Ojibwa Girl. She reveals the Plot. Precautions of the Com-

mandant.

The Morning of the Council. - Pontiac enters the Fort. - Address

and Courage of the Commandant. - The Plot defeated. The

Chiefs suffered to escape. - Indian Idea of Honor. — Pontiac

again visits the Fort.- False Alarm. - Pontiac throws off the

Mask. Ferocity of his Warriors. -- The Ottawas cross the

River. Fate of Davers and Robertson. - General Attack.-

A Truce. Major Campbell's Embassy. He is made Pris-

oner by Pontiac .

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1763.

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PONTIAC AT THE SIEGE OF DETROIT.

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