England. - French Life in Canada. - Military Strength of
Canada. Religious Zeal. - Missions. The Jesuits. - Bré-
beuf and Lalemant.
- Results of the
Missions. French Explorers. La Salle: his Plan of Dis-
covery; his Sufferings; his Heroism; he discovers the Mouth
of the Mississippi. Louisiana. — France in the West.-
THE FRENCH, THE ENGLISH, AND THE INDIANS.
Champlain defeats the Iroquois.-The Iroquois Wars. - Misery
- Expedition of Frontenac.
- Success of the
- La Vérendrye. -
of Canada.
French. French Influence in the West.
The English Fur-trade. - Protestant and Romish Missions. -
The English and the Iroquois. - Policy of the French. — The
Frenchman in the Wigwam. Coureurs de Bois. - The
White Savage. - The English Fur-trader. - William Penn
and his Eulogists. - The Indians and the Quakers. - Injustice
of Penn's Successors. - The Walking Purchase. - Speech of
Canassatego. Removal of the Delawares. Intrusion of
Settlers. - Success of French Intrigues. - Father Piquet. —
Sir William Johnson. - Position of Parties
COLLISION OF THE RIVAL COLONIES.
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.- Congress at
Albany. - 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 Duquesne. — Ambuscade at the Mononga