How the British Felt About the Treaty:
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| The last page of the Treaty of Portsmouth, which shows the signatures of the people who were present. |
When we first signed the Treaty of Portsmouth we had hopes of building a strong relationship with the Wabanaki First Nations. For this treaty to work we agreed not to take away their land and they had agreed to not attack us anymore. If the French had good alliances with the Wabanki people, they could take advantage of them, and use them to attack us on our territories. We still continued to trade goods with each other to try and keep a strong bond with the Wabanki. The Treaty of Portsmouth was written in English and was read to the Wabanki by the interpreters.
After signing the Treaty of Portsmouth, we send soldiers to build settlements inside the Wabanki territory. We knew we were going against the terms of the treaty, but we wanted more land so we could build more settlements and increase our economy. The Wabanki, First Nations, had started to raid our settlements, we had the assumption the French had been involved in these attacks, since they both had good relations with each other. The treaty of Portsmouth had no good affect with our relations with the Wabanki, First Nations.
What the French Thought About the Treaty:
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| Action that had taken place in Father Rale's war, between the British and Wabanaki Confederacy. |
The treaty of Portsmouth has not affected us in a bad way. Our relationship with the Wabanki is very strong and is benefiting both of us. The British had signed the treaty of Portsmouth in hopes that their relationship with the Wabanki people will become stronger. Though after signing the Treaty, the British went against the terms and still continued to raid the Wabanki territories. The Wabanki went to raid the British settlements, since their best option was to fight back, though when they did, the British blamed us for guiding them to attack against them. Even when we had claimed we had no part in the attacks coming from the Wabanki the British still continued to take action. This caused the relationship between the British and Wabanaki people to tear apart, but the relationship between us and the Wabanaki, First Nations has gotten much stronger, and could increase the chance of us owning more land.
The Point of View of the Wabanaki, First Nations:
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| An illustrated picture of Wabanki, First nation in 1713 |
The treaty of Portsmouth has caused huge amount of havoc between us and the British. When signing the treaty, the British had hopes of creating a better relationship with us. The British had agreed not to build on our land any further, and we had agreed to stop attacks against them. The treaty of Portsmouth was read out loud to us since it was written in English. After signing the treaty, the British sent soldiers to raid our territories and build their settlement there. Since the British had gone against the terms of the treaty and we decided we had no other option but to do the same. We started to attack the British settlements in the Eastern coast as well as in the south. The French had supported us while no one else had, this strengthened our relationship with them. Also since the treaty had been broken, we can no longer trust the British.
