How did Pontiac resolve the tension between the First Nations communities and the British that were trying to take over the Ohio Valley?

• A. He signed a peace treaty with Britain, agreeing to give up all lands.
• B. He ceded land to Britain in exchange for money.
• C. He dissolved the First Nations hunting grounds agreements.
• D. He signed a peace treaty with Britain, protecting hunting grounds and land, and enabling the British to keep their forts.

Answer: (D)

The situation was addressed through a negotiated peace that secured Indigenous access to hunting grounds and traditional lands while keeping British forts in place to guard those areas. This approach, realized in the Treaty of Detroit (1764), balanced First Nations concerns about their resources with British needs for security and trade on the frontier. It stopped open hostilities by recognizing the Indigenous rights to continue using the lands and hunting territories around the Ohio Valley, and it allowed the British to maintain forts as a deterrent and presence. The other options would have required giving up lands entirely, exchanging land for money, or dissolving hunting-ground agreements, none of which match what happened.