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French in Michigan French Settlements
In spite of all the opposition he encountered from his greedy enemies in the colony, as well as the dangerous intrigues of the New York trading interests, his post was advancing rapidly in value and importance, when he was selected to become Governor of the new province of Louisiana, which had been granted to Crozat and his associates, under a charter resembling that of the East India Company.
Immediately after his removal Detroit was exposed to an Indian siege, instigated by the English emissaries, and conducted by the Mas-coutins and Outagamies, the same people who made the last war on the whites in the territory of Michigan, under Black Hawk, a century and a quarter later. The tribes allied to the French came in with alacrity and defeated and almost annihilated the assailants, of whom a thousand were put to death. Unfortunately for the country the commanders who succeeded Cadillac for many years were narrow-minded and selfish, and not disposed to advance any interests beyond the lucrative traffic with the Indians for furs and peltries.
Early Michigan
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