Question

after fighting broke out between french and british colonists in 1754, many native american groups chose sides.

the chart below gives some descriptions of native american groups involved in the conflict. use the descriptions to decide whether the group would have supported the british or the french.

miamis: this group lived in the northern part of the ohio river valley and often traded with the french.
ottawas: this group considered new france less of a threat than the more populous thirteen colonies.
iroquois: this powerful group of several tribes had been trading with the british for many years.
lenape: by 1750, this group had been losing land to british settlers for nearly 70 years.

Explanation:

For the Miamis:

The Miamis often traded with the French, so they would support the French.

The Ottawas saw New France (French) as less of a threat than the British - controlled Thirteen Colonies, so they would support the French to counter the British threat.

The Iroquois had been trading with the British for many years, so they would support the British.

Answer:

Supported the French (select the circle under "Supported the French" for Miamis)

For the Ottawas: