This map is from 1718 and is said to be the first map that shows Detroit. ... Tensions between French and British colonists led to the French and Indian War from 1754 to 1763.

While controlled by the British, before the end of the French and the Indian war, the Great Lakes region was not customary to the Commonwealth of Nations. John Montrésor, “Plan of Detroit with ...

The 1807 Treaty of Detroit was signed on November 17, 1807, by William Hull and members of four Indian tribes, the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot, and Potawatomi.

Today marks the bicentennial of the surrender of Detroit to the British in the War of 1812. The key figure is American General William Hull.Historian… Search Query Show Search ...