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Well, it's true that they killed a lot of indians, I'm not convinced that means the settlers, in general, were a bunch of merciless savages. It's interesting t

• eesmith 8y ago
  And I'm not convinced that the Native Americans, in general, were a bunch of merciless savages. What do you mean by "it" in "something to do with it"? The first example I gave was the Apalachee massacre. Quoting from the Wikipedia page: > In 1703 ex-Governor Moore presented to the Carolina assembly and his replacement, Nathaniel Johnson, a plan for an expedition against the Spanish towns in Apalachee Province.[17] He promised that, unlike the St. Augustine expedition, the colony would not have to pay for anything; he expected its costs to be recovered by the taking of loot and slaves. On September 7, 1703, the Carolina assembly approved the plan, asking Moore to go "to the Assistance of the Cowetaws and other our friendly Indians, and to attacque the Appalaches." How do "friendly Indians" become "merciless savages"? Why is is that the Indians around the Great Lakes region, who had amicable relationships with the French, rebelled under the new British rule after the French and Indian War? Eg, quoting from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac%27s_War#Amherst's_policies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac%27s_War#Amherst's_poli... : > Amherst and officers such as Major Henry Gladwin, commander at Fort Detroit, made little effort to conceal their contempt for the Native Americans. Native Americans involved in the uprising frequently complained that the British treated them no better than slaves or dogs.