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> Indeed, one of the American Revolution’s complaints was that London was too protective of Native American rights, and was limiting its colonies expansion into
by ergl 3y ago
> Indeed, one of the American Revolution’s complaints was that London was too protective of Native American rights, and was limiting its colonies expansion into Native American territories.
I've never heard of this. Do you have some links to read more about it?
- skissane 3y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763 See also https://www.ushistory.org/us/13f.asp https://www.ushistory.org/us/13f.asp which says (my emphasis): > from the perspective of almost all NATIVE AMERICANS the American Revolution was an unmitigated disaster… Gradually, however, it became clear to most native groups, that an independent America posed a far greater threat to their interests and way of life than a continued British presence that restrained American westward expansion. > With remarkably few exceptions, Native American support for the British was close to universal. The vast majority of Native Americans supported the British in the Revolutionary War, because while the British did not always respect their rights, they did so to a greater degree than the Revolutionaries did