Proper noun
Beaver Wars
a number of mid-17th century wars fought over land and the fur trade in the Great Lakes region, which ended with the signing of the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701.
History Most of Chautauqua County was held by the Erie people prior to the Beaver Wars in the 1650s. Source: Internet
Knepper (1989), p. 14. After the Beaver Wars in the mid-17th century, the Iroquois claimed much of the Ohio country as hunting and, more importantly, beaver-trapping ground. Source: Internet