Treaties and purchasesAgreement where someone would be paid in trade goods for this landDisconnect in the way British and natives thought about landQuestion of whether or not land should be soldWars to quell conspiraciesEuropeans were afraid of massacres and warsTaxation, deed game, etc.Land and property taxesCarving up the land and chargingYamasee WarCaught in between interior native groups and expanding British settlementsCouple of battlesAren’t able to move west or eastSolved by a treaty negotiated by British Indian AdministratorMany of the colonists were not literate so on the treaty they would have to sign with a markRevolution--Colonial and British DecisionsWould the colonists seek Indian allies?Washington and continental congress were originally opposed to it because it would play into hands of BritishAs did British Indian superintendents because it would turn into a blood bathPolicies varies greatly among the colonies and diverse Indian groupsSo different how to deal with all the different groups of people so each area where revolution took place was differentRole of Native Americans in the warMainly a pro-British responseCherokees went to war against the US in 1776Stockbridge tribe joined Massachusetts minutemenIroquois allegiances split, but US attacked and they were then in the British campNative American DilemmaBritish pledged to stop land encroachmentAmericans appeared to have the upper handAfricans in the RevolutionBritish wanted to use them as enslaved AfricansLord Dunmore made a proclamation saying if they joined the troops they would be freeColonel TyeEnslaved by a Quaker in New JerseyUsually were free at 21 but this didn’t happen so he took off serving under DunmoreOrganized guerilla raiders and went back to where he was enslaved and raided supplies to steal cattle and grainInterested in freeing enslaved friends and familyKilled in battle in 1780The Book of Negroes3 to 4000 loyalists African Americans who went to nova scotia, Britain, or JamaicaProvision of the treaty of 1782The Bad Start of the US Indian PolicyIndians joining the British forfeited their rights to possession of the land according to the US congressPushing the Indians who weren’t on the side of the US out of AmericaThis policy was impossibleUS couldn’t back it upNo moneySmall armyLittle cooperation among statesIndians still supported by British agentsContradictory Indian Policy and the electoratePolicy had to please expansionist electorateWhat did individual voters want?Had to pacify Indians who distrusted the USUS expansionA demographic conquestNative American mortalityUS population growthRapid changeLands were taken over between 1775-1850In order to open up the lands congress passes the North West ordinanceNorthwest OrdinanceGood faith towards the IndiansNot taking anything without their consentDid this because they couldn’t enforce any of what they were saying earlierPacify the nativesHenry Knox and George Washington’s objectivesKnox said Indians possess the right of landIn private said that he wanted to find a policy that was cheap, avoid war, and eventually get them Indian landThomas Jefferson and the Indigenous people of North AmericaBelieved that assimilation would take placeThought natives were the same genetically and in ability to everyoneANT 326L 1st Edition Lecture 16Native Americans and the Revolutionary War- The Colonies’ policies continued British policy- Trying to figure out relationships with everyone- Independent, autonomous, and isolated colonies- Indian policy developed locally- Ad hoc strategy- No formal British strategy of how to deal with indigenous people- Had local Indian commissioners affiliated with British army to mediate disputes betweenEuropeans and natives, witness treaties, etc.- Zero enforcement power from stopping colonists from buying, stealing, and pushing people off the land- Worked differently in differently placesColonial Relations with Indians- Emphasis on obtaining Indian lands- Royal Charters- British were saying you can have the land if you settle it and was giving out licenses- Pushing natives off their landThese 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.- Treaties and purchaseso Agreement where someone would be paid in trade goods for this lando Disconnect in the way British and natives thought about lando Question of whether or not land should be sold- Wars to quell conspiracieso Europeans were afraid of massacres and wars- Taxation, deed game, etc.o Land and property taxeso Carving up the land and charging Yamasee War- Caught in between interior native groups and expanding British settlements- Couple of battles- Aren’t able to move west or east- Solved by a treaty negotiated by British Indian Administrator- Many of the colonists were not literate so on the treaty they would have to sign with a mark Revolution--Colonial and British Decisions- Would the colonists seek Indian allies?- Washington and continental congress were originally opposed to it because it would play into hands of British- As did British Indian superintendents because it would turn into a blood bath- Policies varies greatly among the colonies and diverse Indian groups- So different how to deal with all the different groups of people so each area where revolution took place was different Role of Native Americans in the war- Mainly a pro-British response- Cherokees went to war against the US in 1776- Stockbridge tribe joined Massachusetts minutemen- Iroquois allegiances split, but US attacked and they were then in theBritish camp Native American Dilemma- British pledged to stop land encroachment- Americans appeared to have the upper hand Africans in the Revolution- British wanted to use them as enslaved Africans- Lord Dunmore made a proclamation saying if they joined the troops they would be free Colonel Tye- Enslaved by a Quaker in New Jersey- Usually were free at 21 but this didn’t happen so he took off serving under Dunmore- Organized guerilla raiders and went back to where he was enslaved and raided supplies to steal cattle and grain- Interested in freeing enslaved friends and family- Killed in battle in 1780 The Book of Negroes- 3 to 4000 loyalists African Americans who went to nova scotia, Britain, or Jamaica- Provision of the treaty of 1782 The Bad Start of the US Indian Policy- Indians joining the British forfeited their