During Pontiac's Rebellion, which tribes formed a coalition and attacked Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt?

• A. Iroquois Confederacy attacking Philadelphia
• B. Cherokee attacking South Carolina
• C. Ojibwas, Potawatomis, Huron, Seneca, Shawnee, and Delawares; sieges Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt
• D. Sioux and Apache in the western plains

Answer: (C)

A pan-tribal Native American alliance in the Ohio Valley formed to resist British postwar expansion after the French left North America. Under Pontiac, tribes including the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Wyandot (Huron), Seneca, Shawnee, and Delaware joined forces to challenge British control, push back on trade restrictions, and reclaim influence over their lands. Attacks on Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt were strategic moves to threaten key British strongholds at the heart of the Ohio Valley—the Detroit fort guarding the region and Fort Pitt at the forks of the Ohio River serving as a gateway into the river corridor. These sieges aimed to pressure the British to change policies and reduce their colonial footprint. While the uprising did not capture these forts, it showcased the scale of Native resistance and prompted the British to rethink frontier policy and relations with Native peoples. Other options reference groups or theaters not part of this rebellion.