Question

These lakes, these woods, and mountains were left [to] us by our ancestors.
They are our inheritances, and we will part with them to no one. . . . [Y]ou ought
to know that He, the Great Spirit and Master of Life, has provided food for us in
these spacious lakes and on the woody mountains. . . .”
—Chief Pontiac

15. According to Chief Pontiac’s statement above, from whom did his ancestors
inherit the bounty of the lakes, woods, and mountains?
A. the French C. the Iroquois League
B. the Great Spirit D. the Treaty of Oneida

Answer 1

B. the Great Spirit

Pontiac explicitly says “He, the Great Spirit and Master of Life, has provided food for us,” indicating the bounty of the lakes, woods, and mountains comes from the Great Spirit.