RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE INDIAN WARS STRUGGLE BETWEEN NATIVE AMERICANS AND SETTLERS
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Question
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British failed to protect the Cherokee
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British failed to pay for the land they purchased
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British sold the Cherokee as slaves to the French
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British exposed the Cherokee to smallpox
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Detailed explanation-1: -The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Cherokee had a long history of peaceful interactions with British settlers, beginning when the two groups became trading partners in the late seventeenth century. Their economic partnership eventually evolved into a military alliance, with the Cherokee aiding British forces in 1712 in battle against the Tuscarora.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the French and Indian War, they were heavily recruited by the British to fight against the French. At one time, the Cherokee nation controlled 140, 000 square miles in the southern Appalachians.