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| Pontiac, the chief of the Ottawa, united indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region and in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys in an effort to drive white settlers out of the area, and in so doing, to restore their autonomy. During the French and Indian War (1754-1763), Pontiac led his confederation to fight on the side of the French against the British. In 1763 he began a two-year siege, known as Pontiac’s War, against British garrisons in the region, which ended in his surrender in 1765. | ||||||
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