Question

In March 1760, during the French and Indian War, Cherokees laid siege to Fort Loudoun, a British outpost in what is now Monroe County, Tennessee. The British eventually surrendered, and in August the soldiers and their families left the fort and headed for British settlements to the east. On the way, they were attacked by the Cherokee. More than two dozen British were and many others were captured and either or held for ransom in what later became known as the Fort Loudoun Massacre.

Before the war, the Cherokee and British had been on good terms. Which of the following most likely explains why the Cherokee turned against the British?
A.
They believed the British supported their enemies.
B.
They believed the British wanted to take their land.
C.
The French converted them to Catholicism.
D.
The French offered them land in Quebec.

Answer 1

B.

Tensions rose as British colonists pushed onto Cherokee land and mistreated Cherokee (and the British often failed to punish frontier settlers). Land encroachment and settler violence broke the alliance and led the Cherokee to turn against the British.