Opening New Markets: The British Army and the Old Northwest

by Walter S. Dunn Jr.

After the conclusion of Pontiac's Uprising, frontier trade reopened in 1765. Unfortunately, for the colonists, the renewed activity favored the French in Canada and Illinois and the British traders in Quebec and Montreal. Only three British regiments were assigned to frontier duty, an inadequate number of troops to enforce trade regulations against the French. To keep the peace with local tribes, the British army allowed the French to trade anywhere,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275973298
• ISBN13: 9780275973292
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.7"