The Iroquois dominated the east of North America. The Iroquois attacked New France's outposts in the 1650s and 1660s, killing settlers and taking prisoners. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's ...
For more than 20 years, New France's diplomacy has protected the colony from Indian attacks. On August 5, 1689, at dawn, 1,500 Iroquois warriors attacked the village of Lachine: 24 colonists were ...