Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America
After reading Remarks Concerning the Savages if North America (Franklin 244) My First thought was that Benjamin Franklin called the Native American’s savages because of the way they survived off the land. Once I read the entire story I determined that it was far more intense than I thought. The Native American tribal traditions past down from each generation; the tribal leaders would not allow outsiders to impede on their village and disrupt their beliefs. When the Commissioners of Virginia offered to take some of the young men from the village back to Virginia for college (Franklin 244) the Elder Counsels assured that it would not be a good idea (Franklin 245). The Elder declared the last time
After reading Remarks Concerning the Savages if North America (Franklin 244) My First thought was that Benjamin Franklin called the Native American’s savages because of the way they survived off the land. Once I read the entire story I determined that it was far more intense than I thought. The Native American tribal traditions past down from each generation; the tribal leaders would not allow outsiders to impede on their village and disrupt their beliefs. When the Commissioners of Virginia offered to take some of the young men from the village back to Virginia for college (Franklin 244) the Elder Counsels assured that it would not be a good idea (Franklin 245). The Elder declared the last time