| Re: More Simple Questions About Which Side Was Right |
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Group: alt.war.civil.usa · Group Profile
Author: deemsbilldeemsbill Date: May 19, 2008 03:10
On May 18, 9:03 pm, "Ray O'Hara" rcn.com> wrote:> aol.com> wrote in message
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> news:f81f017b-5b4b-4a11-b3fa-c128cf72f5c3@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> On May 18, 4:54 pm, "Ray O'Hara" rcn.com> wrote:
>>> aol.com> wrote in message>
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>>> No, it was because the British offered them freedom and the
>>>Indians figured the Brits couldn't be any worse than the colonials.
>>>Which has nothing to do with the ACW.
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>> if the indians knew anything , it was that the american colonists , {who
>> they generically called"bostons"} were their enemy.
>> the indians did allright by the crown pre-revolution,
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> /> Enemy of my enemy has worked for, uh, ever.
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> it was more than that, yes the brits cynically used the indians against the
> americans, but the closure act was a good faith act by the crown to
> guarantee the indian's lands in the ohio valley..
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> they traded fairly with themand later when in canada they were better
> towards them than the usa.
Agreed, but Canada didn't have anywhere near the amount of settlers
pouring in.....more open space with lots less people makes better
deals a bit easier.
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