Beaver Wars

Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

French and Iroquois Wars Iroquois Wars

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

Beaver Town Beaver Township beaver tree beaverboard Beaverbrook Beaverdam