Native Americans During The Revolutionary War Summary

The alliances in the war portrayed a huge ordeal because in 100 years the Indians would no longer be part of this region. “The more fortunate captives were given to Mohegan and Narragansett sachems who had assisted the Puritans in their war against the Pequots.” These allies assisted to help win the war over the Pequots. John Underhill and John Mason were leaders during this war, they were one of many leaders who help assist to lead victory against the Pequots. First of all, the English should’ve established a peace treaty in order to trade, but instead they failed to do so, and led to several English captains such as John Stone and other Englishmen to be murdered.

The experience of the IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY in current-day northern New York provides a clear example of the consequences of the Revolution for American Indians. The Iroquois represented an alliance of six different native groups who had responded to the dramatic changes of the colonial era more successfully than most other Indians in the eastern third of North America. Their political alliance, which had begun to take shape in the 15th- century, even before the arrival of European colonists, was the most durable factor in their persistence in spite of the disastrous changes brought on by European contact. During the American Revolution, the Confederacy fell apart for the first time since its creation as different Iroquois groups fought against

Leadership of the Iroquois Indians did not allow their people to take sides because of fear its devastation and loss it would bring. Warriors form the tribe would choose their owns sides which couldn't be controlled. The Iroquois did make treaties with the British for food and possessions . The Iroquois Indians used their relationship with the crown for su believed that because of their loyalty to the crown, their land would stay in their possession. A large majority sided with the British crown and fought side-by-side with them in the revolution and also raids that were talked about earlier in this

Chris montenegro U.S History Mr. Flynn Monday december 19, 2016 What role did Native Americans play In the Civil War? Native americans had a very important role to the U.S during the civil war. During the Civil War, many Native Americans got split up in choosing either the Union or Confederacy, this Became very important because leading up to the civil war the Union and Confederacy started to realize that Native Americans actually did have a very big impact on the way the war would turn out. The Native Americans created separate armies and took part in a lot of the battles. The war not only affected both of the political sides but also had a great impact on the native americans themselves.

This rebellion's result was divided, Indians compromised Britain's power, but Britain needed to change their policy. This rebellion was violence. Two hundred warriors died because of this rebellion. Epidemics also killed indigenous people during and after Pontiac's rebellion. The famous story of this rebellion is one of British army officers of Fort Pitt sent smallpox infected blankets to First Nations that tried to infect smallpox to Indians.

During the time period of 1783 the United States successfully won the Revolutionary War, but had also been given the freedom to create a government. The American Colonist re-introduced one of the most radical ideas the world had ever known that resulted in forming a new nation. After the United States declared their independence, and successfully succeeded from Great Britain, the new goal was to create a Republic. The first steps taken towards this goal was the adoption of the Articles of Confederation, later proven insufficient to run the state government. Between 1787 to 1788, the new Constitution was then ratified by eleven of the thirteen states.

In the late 1770s the Thirteen Colonies of Britain wanted to separate and form their own nation. On July 4, 1776 they signed a declaration this was the Declaration of Independence declaring these colonies a new independent nation. When the shot was fired at Lexington it was heard around the world which started the American Revolution. Although some critics argue that the revolution had meager affects, the war actually revolutionized The United States of America which is evident by the greater equality for the social classes, the increase in equality for the minorities, and the creation of a republic.

After the Civil War, some dramatic changes were taking place as the aftermath. The Reconstruction treaties of 1866 required the five Southeastern tribes give up almost half of their lands for the resettlement of other Indian tribes. The federal government began almost immediately to remove tribal peoples from the Southern Plains to the ceded areas because they were pressured by white leaders in Kansas, who did not want Indians living in their state. Within twenty years, twelve to fifteen thousand exiles established homes in Indian Territory (pg. 131). Some of the impacts of exiling Indians into Indian Territory included the Wyandots, the Peorias, the Ottowas, and the Miamis were all exiles from Kansas and settled on a small reservation that

Thousands of miles of home, isolated from the rest of the world, and facing new and daunting challenges. Life for early colonist was a tough and dangerous, there whole world was flipped upside down and they had to learn how to survive. Colonist had to address lack of food, decease, wild animals, weather, and relations with native people if they wanted to live and thrive. The first Spanish explorers and colonist chose to treat Native Americans as people who needed to be conquered. While British colonist sought out a more peaceful and coexistence with the Native Americans.

The term “Revolutionary” is an instantaneous change or shift that promotes equal rights, liberty, and freedom. So, while some may argue that the revolution was a turning point for America, The American revolution in this case is not revolutionary since slavery was still present, minority groups did not gain rights, and British ideals and tactics were still being used in the new government. One of the crucial pieces of evidence that this “revolution” could not be considered revolutionary is because of the slavery still taking place even after the war ended. Throughout the revolt against British rule in the 16th century, the American people fought under the banner of truth, justice, and liberty for all people, However, the only people that indeed

Unlike the blacks, that were better off after the war; the Native Americans, in most cases, were worse off after the war(Gaksu, 2015). The majority of Native Americans fought on the side of the British because it was widely believed that they would win the war and the British promised the native Americans their own land after the victory. At the end of the war, even though the Native Americans fought in the war, they were not invited to the talks and therefore had no influence as to how the land was divided. The tribes were decimated during the war, due to battle and illness, and now they had no land to call their

‘What worried the states men in the mother country was the likelihood that, if Virginians had occupied Kentucky, Indians would attack them, and the British might have to come and rescue at great cost to the imperial treasury” (5) The 1758 Treaty of Easton, which gave the Indians all the land west of the Appalachian, did not help their cause. Holton alludes to many other instances where the colonists wanted to expand but was consistently overlooked by the imperial government. The Indians caused the British to fear another war. Essentially, Holton makes it seem like the British were more on the side of the Indians then they were for their own colonists.

The American Revolution or also known as The War of Independence was brought on by American colonists. The colonists felt the taxations and limitations oppressed onto the Americans by British was worth fighting for their rights. The Americans had George Washington as their general, and Washington had an itch to keep the moral of the colonists alive during the hard times. In the times of The American Revolution, the Second Continental Congress emerged and voted for freedom from Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin came together and formed a document stating the colonists’ intent to gain independence from Great Britain.

Due to the Northwest Ordinance there wasn’t “slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory” (Doc. H) showing how people were starting to realize how slavery was wrong and inhumane. The relationship between the Indians and the Americans had also shifted due to the revolution. The Native Americans were concerned about their relationship with the Americans due to the fighting with the British, but “it [made] [their] hearts rejoice to find out that [their] great father, and his children the Americans have at length made peace”(Doc. C). The Chickasaw Indians were happy to see that their relationship with the Americans was improving due to the American Revolution.

The Revolutionary war was--in a way--both a win and a loss for America. The struggle for independence was as much a brutal civil war fought between Americans--the Patriots against the Loyalists--as it was a conventional conflict between the American and the British armies. One of the fundamental arguments of the Patriots, who were in support of the independence of the colonies, was that all men are created equal. Therefore they claimed that no men were wise enough to rule over other men without consent, and believed the ideal way to resolve this situation is by abolishing the monarchy and creating democratic institutions.