WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During the War, Native Americans generally supported the ____
A
British because of the British promised to freeenslaved African Americans
B
British because the British seemed less of a threat totheir way of life
C
Patriots because they seemed less of a threat to theirway of life
D
Patriots because they promised to return NativeAmerican lands.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cherokees and Creeks (among others tribes) in the southern interior and most Iroquois nations in the northern interior provided crucial support to the British war effort.

Detailed explanation-2: -While Native Americans and English settlers in the New England territories first attempted a mutual relationship based on trade and a shared dedication to spirituality, soon disease and other conflicts led to a deteriorated relationship and, eventually, the First Indian War.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Native community at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, sent seventeen men to join the army of militiamen that was laying siege to Boston in 1775. Other Native Americans joined the British side and fought to defeat the American invasion of Canada in 1775-1776.

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