HST 096 MassellFeb 12 Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture The Revolution and its Aftermath, 1763-95Indian Wars of Independence, 1760-- Cherokee- Delaware/Pontiac’s RebellionIndians and the American War of Independence, 1775-83- e.g. Cherokee- e.g. Iroquois/Sullivan CompanyIndians and the Legacy of the Revolution, 1783- Treaty of Paris (1783)- Fort Stanwix, etc…- Haldimand Grant/Joseph Brant/Six Nations ReserveEarlier Cycles of Conquest- Sea otter trade (aka maritime fur trade)- Smallpox pandemic, 1779-84Outline of Current Lecture An analysis from the class text books primary source documents - Henry Stuart's Report from Cherokee Country Saukamappee's 'We knew nothing until it brought death among us' Mary Jemison’s narrative of the Revolutionary War years at Current LectureThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Stuart- Cherokee- Both written by white individuals- Negotiation between British and Indians- Deputy Superintendent Agent of British Affairs- Observing Multiple Indian Nations contemplating warfare with Rebel American- 1776, During Revolution, Virginia, Chota Cherokee capital- Northern based tribes (Mohawk, Illonois are a few) are trying to create Alliance with more southern tribes- Wampum belts being used in the ceremony- Disagreement, Younger chiefs wanted war, the older don’t want to fight; split within the fabric of the tribes - (Older men had lost clout, due to selling off land, in eyes of youngers)- Stuart wants to wait, asks them not to make war, if they should don’t attack faithful subjects, women and children, and don’t come East of Indian reserve created in Proclamation of 1763Jemison –Iroquois - Both written by white individuals- Negotiation between British and Indians- Sullivan’s Expedition occurred- Her tribe wanted to stay neutral- They had to escape destruction, were able to unlike tribes that were more East- Tells story of two brothers from both sides that find each other when Indians catch American Indian scout, this represents the civil war created for the Indians by the Revolutionary War between the English and Rebels- Survives by living with escaped slaves and husking cornCommonalities- Inter-tribal tensions- Conflict- Blood shed always present- The tribes had to choose between British or American Rebels- Still the American militias were constantly attacking groups- Both events are joined by being during the Revolution in Indian Country- The result was that all the tribes involved, no matter which side they chose, they got the short end of the stick Saukamappee- Wise elder during the 1780s- He was a Cree Indian who lived with the Blackfoot Confederacy- He describes the slow assimilation of Indian and White warfare- The integration of guns into Indian culture- He survived smallpox, and he shows that the Indians were not familiar with it, they thought it was a bad spirit- He is talking about a time 57 years earlier- He was describing this to a fur trader - Good account of spread of small pox on the plains, introduction to gunsCommonalities amongst all sources- White influences in all (guns and germs)- Presence of warfare- Family and normal life is included West vs. East- Euro involvement in East not West- Yet to be involved with the whites in the WestClass questions: are whites to