The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-07-31
Echoes Of Woman's Club.
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was made with the IriQuois or Five
Nations. For over a hundred years
they stood as barrier between the
French and the valleys of the Hud-
son and Mohawk. In 1929 the gov.
ernor OF New York bought the island
of Manhattan from the Indians and
gave them one cent per acre for the
land which is worth hundreds of mil
lions of dollars. The Baltimores
founded a Catholic colony In Mary.
land in 1884. Maine and New Hamp.
shire were settled in 1929 and 1890
by Georges and Mason. The colony
planted at Providence, Rhode Island
by Roger Williams in 1886 was the
most democratic both In religion and
politics. Georgia which was the last
but not the least was settled in 1892
by George Oglethorp as home fol
men who were held in prison In
England for small debts. He brought
them to America to begin life anew
Georgia was also barrier against
the Spanish on the south who held
Florida and would fam control the
lower Mississippi and the coast Of
the Gulf of Mexico. The French
now sought to possess themselves OF
the Ohio and Mississippi valleys by
right of the explorations Of La Sale
This would give the English who
held the Atlantic coast from St
Croix to Savannah, no foothold west
Of the Allegheny mountains. Out Of
these conditions arose the inter-co.
lonial wars. The English now In
America numbered half million
the French one hundred thousand
1t was evident that the question OF
supremacy had to be settled by the
sword. War was waging between
France and England because of the
tyrannical James II being driven out
and William or Orange being placed
upon the throne. War between the
home countries meant war between
the colonists, and King Williams
Queen AIMS war began in 1859 and
lasted 25 years. Peace was once re-
stored for short time but when Ann
succeeded William the conflict con-
tinued. All the Indians except the
Five Nations fought with the French
they planned to capture New York
but the Five Nations understood
their methods of warfare and it re-
suited in the burning Of towns and
several massacres of the inhabitants
and torturing of English prisoners.
The English did not submit tamely
to such blows, they co-operated IN
1890 and as result a fleet was sent
to attack Acadia, Port Royal its
chief town was captured. When
peace was made by treaty, not only
was Acadia, but New Foundland and
Hudson Bay territory were given to
the English. The kings, George the
| and II, were not fighters so the
colonists enjoyed peace for a num-
Der of years but they were continual
ly watching the French War final'
ly broke out again in Europe. The
English at once planned to capture
the fortress of Louisburg the key to
the st. Lawrence. 1t fell into the
hands of the English, but the treaty
of peace of 1854 gave it back to the
French. This in no way removed the
trouble between these two sets OF
colonists, but rather made the rival
nv more bitter. The English during
this period had been pushing west
ward and the French had been push
ing south and eastward from the
Mississippi valley, they now had gu
military posts between the mouths OF
the Mississippi and the st. Lawrence
A company of Virginia planters with
a grant Of 100000 acres of land was
making preparations to move into
the valley of the Ohio when news
came of the presence OF the French.
Gov. Dinwiddie of Virginia sent
young Washington with message to
the governor of Canada for the
French to leave, but Washington
message to Governor Dinwiddie up
on his return was that the French
refused to leave, thus the French
and Indian war was on. The Eng
fish started fort which was taken
by the French, finished and named
Ft. Duquense. Washington and a
company of Virginia volunteers
built Fit. Necessity, which they were
compelled to surrender to superior
numbers. Each party now received
aid from their home countries. Gen.
Braddock, who was from England, as
commander in chief. He was brave
but he did not understand how to
fight the Indian style and was too
proud to take advice. He planned
a campaign to recapture FIT. Du-
quense, take Crown Point, drive the
French from Niagara and subdue
Acadia, but this was easier said than
done. He was defeated at FIT. Du-
quense and MORALLY wounded.
Washington and his Virginia troops
saved the panic stricken forces from
an Indian massacre. The English
continued for some time to lay plans
and the French won the victories.
But when William Pitt became lead
er Of the government, new and
stronger efforts were put forth.
Louisburg and 5000 French soldiers
surrendered to the English In 1858.
At Ticonderoga Gen. Howe was kill
ed and nearly 1000 English soldiers
fell. Gen. Forbes with his troops
from Maryland, Virginia and Penn
sylvania recaptured Fl Duquense
and named Ft Pitt The Acadians
were subdued and though the French
had given their country to the Eng
lish at the close of Queen AIMS war,
thew refused tn become subjects and