A Nation Born – A Homeland Lost: Native Americans and the Revolutionary War Era

By George J. Bryjak

To fully understand the American Revolutionary War and its aftermath, we must also examine wars involving Native Americans in that era, and how they influenced the destiny of a people and a continent. As France and England battle for control of North America in The French and Indian War , most of the Indians who fight side with the French. Pontiac's Rebellion - often called the first American Revolution - is a concerted effort by Native Americans to halt European expansion and safeguard their ancestral homelands. From Pontiac's Rebellion to the battles of Lexington and Concord , a shifting political landscape results in most of the Native Americans who fight in the Revolutionary War siding with the British. The Treaty of Paris and birth of the United States results in Native Americans battling for their sovereignty once more in the Northwest Indian War . "A Nation Born - A Homeland Lost: Native Americans and the Revolutionary War Era" deftly shows that the advent of American independence from Great Britain also tragically spelled the beginning of the end of indigenous dreams of sovereignty in North America. Ensnared in inter-imperial conflict and U.S. national expansion, Bryjak grants Native Americans the central place in accounts of the nation's origins which they so richly deserve, yet rarely receive. Readers will especially appreciate his careful reconstruction of the Northwest Indian War - perhaps Indigenous Peoples' last best chance to have halted American settlers' relentless westward advance after the revolution." -Justin Jackson, Bard College at Simon's Rock

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D5C7D3K3
• ISBN13: 9798321914106
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 350 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"