Paul Revere was an important member of the Sons of Liberty, a pin smith and an engraver. One of his most famous pieces of art was a depiction of the Boston Massacre in 1770. Although this is a firsthand account, it cannot be considered a reliable source. As an avid patron of the freedom of the colonists, his drawings are extremely biased in favor of the colonies. He leaves out the historical evidence of the Boston Massacre where the colonists are also at fault.…
Many historians agreed that the main reason the Pequot War had started was because of the economic strain the Pequots had over the English. Kevin McBride writes in the Encyclopedia Britannica that Massachusetts Bay Colony sent the military to Pequot land “in order to exact retribution for [Oldham’s] death” (McBride, 2016, p. 1). However, Grandjean argues that there was a direct link between Oldham’s death and the starting of the Pequot War. Oldham may seem like a regular trader to some historians, but Grandjean claims that Oldham was a middleman, where he “transported precious goods… [and] brokered for corn” (Grandjean, 2011, p. 90). With the harsh environment and the Great Migration that caused strain on the English resources, Oldham was an important link for the English to survive.…
The french and indian war, fought between Britain and France during the years 1754-1763, was a response to debate over the Ohio River Valley between the two countries, won by the British in 1763. The effects of the war, rather than improve relations between the colonies and their mother country, worsened them. The conclusion of the french and indian war strained british and colonial relations due to issues of land acquisition such as the proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec act, political changes such as the end of salutary neglect and trivialization of existing colonial government, and economic burdens stemming from mercantilism and heavy taxes placed on the colonies that eventually led to the American revolution. When the Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War, it granted Britain the territory of the Ohio River Valley. The treaty more…
The Colonists and Native Americans The relationship between the Colonists and Native Americans was a rocky one to say the least. Often times the focus of American history revolves around the war for independence and the beginning of the American government, but in reality American history began much sooner. Native Americans and early Colonists had once hoped to work together and mutually benefit one another, one can clearly see that this did not work. History shows us how and if violence could have been avoided, what the main causes of conflict were, and which party appeared to be most at fault. One thought provoking question that could be asked is whether violence could have been avoided, or if it was imminent.…
Leonard Peltier is an imprisoned Native American who lived on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. After an incident On February 27, 1973, members of the American Indian Movement, or AIM, together with a number of local and traditional Native Americans began their seventy-two-day occupation of Wounded Knee. Their goal was to protest injustices against their tribes, violations of the many treaties, and current abuses and repression against their people. The United States government responded with a military style assault against the protesters. In the end, various officials promised hearings on local conditions and treaty violations.…
Massacre at Mystic: On May 26th, 1687 a very one-sided battle between a group of Puritans from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and members of a large Pequot village called Fort Mystic took place late at night. In this battle, the Puritans set fire to the Pequot village, killing most of the people in the village, including tribe leaders, women and children. Led by Major John Mason and Captain John Underhill, a mix of Puritans, Mohegans and Narragansetts, attacked the Pequot village at around 2 a.m. killed Pequot warriors with swords and guns, and when the rest of the villagers would not leave their wigwams, Mason gave orders for his men to set the remaining Pequot building and citizens aflame. When the sun arose and the evidence of the carnage…
The French and Indian war was a time when Britain and France had colonies in North America. The war started in 1754 and ended in 1763, it all started when the British wanted to settle in the Ohio River Valley because they wanted to trade with the Native Americans that lived there. While the French was also trading with indians, to protect their trade they built forts. George washington lead an army against the french, and he lost the battle. Then Britain declared war on France, and the war was named the French and Indian war for the control of the valley.…
Along with Florida, Great Britain also gained territory in French Canada. The map of colonial Empires in North America in 1754 and 1763, shows the shift of colonial power before and after the French and Indian War (document A). At the start of the war, France owned all the land from the Appalachian Mountains to the Rockies. More importantly, France had claims to the Mississippi River, a major transportation hub, allowing them to greatly expand their trade. At the end of the war however, France’s rule in North America became nonexistent, making them no longer a threat to the English colonies.…
Settlers in the back country in the eighteenth-century, restored to armed insurrection to affect change in the political, social, and economic realms of their colonies and states. The Paxton Boys were frontiersmen of Scots-Irish origin who hated their vulnerability to attack. The Paxton Boys were from Paxton, Pennsylvania. The Paxton Boys were formed to reciprocate against American Indans and the Pontiac Rebellion after the French and Indian War.…
Depictions and reports of abuse by the British towards the colonists throughout the 13 colonies was used to further heighten the tensions throughout the land and act as a rallying point for further protests and resistance14. The desire for self-rule began to take hold and filter throughout all of the colonies. The crumbling relationship between the colonies and their British rulers led to further decent and ultimately to significant changes. In May of 1770, all British troops were forced out of Boston and into the Castle Island, thus temporarily ending the immediate tensions between the citizens of Boston and the representatives of the King.15 The Boston Massacre is considered one of the most important events that turned the colonial settlements against the British Parliamentary Rule16.…
Joseph Brant was a Mohawk Indian during the revolutionary war, but what had made him special was his story. Of course he was a chief of the Mohawk tribe who served as a loyalist and assisted the British in many different ways during the war but he did much more than that. He was an enemy to the Americans, but he would have been a bigger threat to the world if he were to have lived a little bit longer because they didn't call him "Monster Brant" for nothing. During the war, Joseph was known and praised by the British as a hero, leader, and great commander.…
Introduction Ethan Allen was born in 1738 in Litchfield, Connecticut. He fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. Allen lead the Green Mountain Boys and Benedict Arnold to Fort Ticonderoga to capture it from the British. Early life Ethan Allen was born on January 21, 1738 in Litchfield Connecticut. Allen was one of the first kids from Joseph and Mary Baker, Allen had 5 brothers and 2 sisters.…
On March 20, 1782, some twenty-five Wyandotte Indians approached Estill 's Station and captured Monk, a Negro slave. Due to Monk's fabrication of the number of defenders of the fort the Indians retreated toward Little Mountain (Mount Sterling), with the Estill’s force close behind. Estill's force numbered thirty-five men by the time it overtook the Indians shortly before sunset on the twenty-second. Fierce hand to hand combat ensued, with Captain Estill fighting the Wyandotte chief.…
The war’s history is misleading because the Puritan historians created a story that benefitted themselves and not the Pequots, the victim of the unfortunate event. The war was said to have been caused by the murders of John Stone, John…
Captain John Underhill wrote about the Pequot War of 1637 in his News from America, showing a sketch of the Puritans, along with their Narragansett allies, encircling and destroying a Pequot village. The colic did not stop there. Indians started King Philip’s War from 1675 to 1676 as their last major effort to drive out the English settlers. With aggressive expansion of colonist territories, Pokunoket chief Metacom, also known as King Philip, led a bloody uprising of Wampanoag, Nipmuck, Pocumtuck and Narragansett tribes.…