The Opening of the Mississippi; a Struggle for Supremacy in the American Interior
The Opening of the Mississippi; a Struggle for Supremacy in the American Interior
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; C. L. Hunter, Sketches of Western North Carolina [Raleigh, 1877] ; and James Phelan, History of Tennessee, Ch. III.
348 THE OPENING OF THE MISSISSIPPI chap.
begun ostensibly in the interest of the settlers in the Ohio country, was so conducted that it had not a little to do with determining the hostility of the western Indians toward the colonists in the forthcoming Revolution. The trouble had its origin in the jealousies of certain eastern states, especially Pennsylvania and Virginia, re- ga...rding the possession of domains in the West and the control of lines of communication with them. The point most hotly contested by the rival colonies was old Fort Duquesne, now known as Pittsburg, at the head of the Ohio. 1 In 1774 the place was held by the Virginians, though Pennsylvania roundly contended that it and all the neighboring country was justly hers. In 1767 a company promoted by Sir William Johnson of New York, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, the latter's son, Governor Franklin of New Jersey, and Thomas Walpole, a London banker, had been organized to obtain control of the territory lying between the Alleghanies and the Ohio with the ultimate purpose of establishing a settlement.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
; C. L. Hunter, Sketches of Western North Carolina [Raleigh, 1877] ; and James Phelan, History of Tennessee, Ch. III.
348 THE OPENING OF THE MISSISSIPPI chap.
begun ostensibly in the interest of the settlers in the Ohio country, was so conducted that it had not a little to do with determining the hostility of the western Indians toward the colonists in the forthcoming Revolution. The trouble had its origin in the jealousies of certain eastern states, especially Pennsylvania and Virginia, re- ga...rding the possession of domains in the West and the control of lines of communication with them. The point most hotly contested by the rival colonies was old Fort Duquesne, now known as Pittsburg, at the head of the Ohio. 1 In 1774 the place was held by the Virginians, though Pennsylvania roundly contended that it and all the neighboring country was justly hers. In 1767 a company promoted by Sir William Johnson of New York, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, the latter's son, Governor Franklin of New Jersey, and Thomas Walpole, a London banker, had been organized to obtain control of the territory lying between the Alleghanies and the Ohio with the ultimate purpose of establishing a settlement.
What to read after The Opening of the Mississippi; a Struggle for Supremacy in the American Interior?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ogg Frederic Austin to read onlineMoreLess
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