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¨Brothers, We tell you that we seek not war, we ask nothing better than to be quiet, and it depends, Brothers, only on you English, to have peace with us.
¨We have not yet sold the lands, we inhabit, [and] we wish to keep the possession of them. Our leaders have been willing to tolerate you, brothers Englishmen, on the seaboard...But we will not cede one single inch of the lands we inhabit beyond what has been decided formerly by our father.
¨[The governor of French Canada] who is here present has nothing to do with what we say to you; we speak to you of our own accord, and in the name of all our allies...We are entirely free; we are allies of the King of France, from whom we have received the Faith and all sorts of assistance in our necessities; we love that Monarch, and we are strongly attached to his interests.¨
--Atteawanto, Abenaki Indian leader, speech delivered to a representative of the royal governor of Massachusetts at a treaty conference between the Abenaki of present-day Maine, the Iroquois Indians of present-day New York, the French, and the English, 1752
The speech in the excerpt above was delivered in which of the following historical situations during the mid-1700s?
A. The attempts by French settlers to acquire Native American lands
B. The use of Native American laborers in plantation agriculture
C. Competition between European empires for Native American allies
D. The founding of the first British colonies in Native American territory
Answer: C. Competition between European empires for Native American allies
Explanation:
The Abenaki Indian leader insists on their alliance with the King of France as well as their reluctance to cede any of their lands.
This speech was given in the context of the competition between England and France for authority in the region, for which the alliance with Native Americans was a key factor to succeed.
