A Confederation of Native People Seak Peace With the US Reading

Who gathered on the banks of the Detroit River in 1786 to offer a message to the United States?

• The French Government

• American Settlers

• The British Army

• A Confederation of Native peoples

What did the Native peoples hope to achieve with the United States?

• A trade agreement

• A lasting peace and reconciliation

• A military alliance

• A land purchase

What did the Native peoples request the United States to stop doing?

• Sending missionaries

• Building forts

• Trading with the British

• Crossing the Ohio River

What did the Native peoples want to do in the spring?

• Plant crops

• Have a treaty meeting

• Build a village

• Start a war

What did the Native peoples say would happen if their plan was not carried out?

• They would defend their rights

• They would stop trading

• They would join the British

• They would move to Canada