Territorial acquisitions of the colonial elite of Virginia and armed conflicts with the indigenous population of the Ohio valley in the 1770s

The article is devoted to the study of a number of local geopolitical consequences of the French and Indian War of 1754-1763, as a result of which the territory of the Ohio River Valley was included in projects to expand the zone of influence of the Virginian colonial elites. The study of local political and legal practices associated with the execution of royal land grants shows the peculiarities of building relationships between American colonists and the indigenous peoples of the region. The period of the early 1770s, when the economic and financial expansion of the planters provoked a number of local armed conflicts between the armed forces of Virginia and numerous Indian tribes, deserves special attention. An analysis of these issues makes it possible to better study the legal foundations of the stay of the Virginian settlers on the lands of indigenous peoples, which are often poorly studied in relation to the specifics of the historical context of each of the local conflicts.