The Pontiac Rebellion

     The Pontiac Rebellion was named after the chief of the Ottawa Indian tribe which were allies with the French. The Indians were being pushed off their land by the British, the Indians waged war against them. The first attack was Fort Detroit, The Indians would trick the British by letting them have access to the fort and when everybody was inside the Indians would rush to the fort and kill as many as they could. They repeated the following strategy to other forts, in fact, they were ruthless and killed a school teacher and her ten students.
     Because of the ruthless killing militias were formed, this intensified the fighting. Finally, the British and Pontiac signed a treaty that stopped the conflict. However, no prisoners were taken and no land was ceded by the indians.