Frontier Indiana

When the fur trade began to decline, Croghan, like numerous other Anglo-Americans, saw the West as fertile ground for land speculation and rapid population growth, while Vincennes and other French communities remained tied to fur and deerskin trading, held a small population with modest needs for fa...

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Published in:Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1998) 1999, Vol.92 (1), p.70-72
Main Author: Brown, Jeffrey P.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
American Indians
Clark, George Rogers (1752-1818)
Culture
French language
Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841)
Historians
Native North Americans
Occupations
Politics
Slavery
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Summary:When the fur trade began to decline, Croghan, like numerous other Anglo-Americans, saw the West as fertile ground for land speculation and rapid population growth, while Vincennes and other French communities remained tied to fur and deerskin trading, held a small population with modest needs for farmland, and often maintained good relations with Native Americans. The French settlers were unhappy with British rule after 1763, and while historians sometimes attribute the Revolutionary War occupation of Vincennes to George Rogers Clark's campaign, Cayton concurs with Randolph Downes that the French and Piankashaw chose to help Clark bring their region under American control. Women had relatively few opportunities outside marriage, Native Americans were expelled from the state, and Indianans readily discriminated against free African Americans.
ISSN:1522-1067
2328-3335