FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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only the British Army
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only the Continental Army
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the French
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Both the British and Continental Army
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the American Revolution, the majority of American Indian Nations allied themselves with the British in order to preserve their culture and stop encroachment upon their lands.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indians had to choose sides or try to stay neutral when the American Revolution broke out. Many tribes such as the Iroquois, Shawnee, Cherokee and Creek fought with British loyalists. Others, including the Potawatomi and the Delaware, sided with American patriots.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many Native American tribes fought in the Revolutionary War. The majority of these tribes fought for the British but a few fought for the Americans. Many of these tribes tried to remain neutral in the early phase of the war but when some of them came under attack by American militia, they decided to join the British.