114 ChApTEr 4 | an atlantiC eMpire | period three 175 4 –18 0 0B. English/American conflict
C. English/Native American conflict
D. American/Native American conflict
- Pontiac’s Rebellion, Diary of William Trent (Doc. 4.2)
III. Claim: The quest for political domination proved to be the primary source
of conflict.Evidence:
A. French/English conflict
- Treaty of Alliance (Doc. 4.9)
B. English/American conflict
- Stamp Act (Doc. 4.3)
C. English/Native American conflict
D. American/Native American conflict
- Battle against the Iroquois Confederacy during the Revolutionary
War, Brodhead’s letter (Doc. 4.10)
IV. Conclusion
or
I. Thesis: Even though political domination was the stated goal of the com-
peting parties in eighteenth-century North America, the quest for natural
resources proved to be the underlying cause of all conflicts among the
French, English, Americans, and Native Americans.II. Claim: Political domination was the stated goal.
Evidence:
A. French pursuit of political domination
B. English pursuit of political domination
C. Native American pursuit of political domination
D. American pursuit of political domination
III. Claim: Natural resources were the underlying cause of conflict.
Evidence:
A. French/English conflict
B. English/American conflict
C. English/Native American conflict
D. American/Native American conflict
IV. Conclusion
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