not been too well mapped yet, and the French did not have any alliances in that region. The Indians from the Canadian areas were working with the French. The ones located in the Ohio Valley did not even know the French existed. Their experience was mainly with the British that were located nearby. To resolve this issue Celoron was dispatched in 1750 to survey the area and remove the British presence in the Ohio Valley. When Celoron encountered any British, they were ordered to leave because they were now in French territory. When he discovered tribes, he tried to form alliances by ordering them to stop trading with the British and only work with the French. This did not go over too well with the natives. They didnot like being told who they could and could not trade with and that the French owned the land they lived on. Celoron did not meet with much success though he did map out the area a little better so that the French had an idea of how vast the land and the resources were.

After Celoronís return, another expedition was sent out using his information. When the tribes continued to resist French ownership of land and trade, blood was shed. The village of Pickawillany in todayís western Ohio was comprised of the Miami tribe. They stood firmly in their rights to their own land and to the right of trading with whomever they wished. They desired to continue their relationship with the British and not with the newly