THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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Native Americans usually remained neutral
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The Native American joined forces with the Canadians
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Native Americans usually joined with the British
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The Native Americans attacked both sides during the war
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Detailed explanation-1: -American Indian Allies to the Continental Army. 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: -Of the six nations that belonged to the Confederacy, four, including the Mohawk, actively sided with the British, while the Oneida and Tuscarora supported the Revolutionaries. Other Native Americans, like the Stockbridge-Mohican, also joined the Revolutionaries.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, some Indian tribes allied with the British, including the Iroquois Confederacy (made up of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora people) along with some other tribes. Though the war seesawed back and forth, the British were ultimately victorious and defeated the French.