. The Pennsylvania-German in the settlement of Maryland . CHAPTER French and Indian XT HE amicable relations with theIndians established by the firstcolonists in Maryland continued formore than a century. There was neverany trouble, at least with the southernIndians, and the latter assisted the col-onists in defending themselves whenthe northern Indians became threaten-ing. It was not until the redmen weredrawn into the quarrels between Eng-land and France that trouble arose forthe war between England and France was ended bythe treaty signed at Aix-la-Chapelle in
. The Pennsylvania-German in the settlement of Maryland . CHAPTER French and Indian XT HE amicable relations with theIndians established by the firstcolonists in Maryland continued formore than a century. There was neverany trouble, at least with the southernIndians, and the latter assisted the col-onists in defending themselves whenthe northern Indians became threaten-ing. It was not until the redmen weredrawn into the quarrels between Eng-land and France that trouble arose forthe war between England and France was ended bythe treaty signed at Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, but that treatydid not settle the question of the boundaries between thecolonies of the two countries in America. At that timethe territory under the control of England embraced onlya rather narrow strip along the Atlantic coast, and did notextend very far to the westward, although the English 141 142 The Pennsylvania-German Society. claimed the country westward to the Pacific ocean. In thepossession of France was Canada, on the north, and theLouisiana territory, on the south, and the F
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