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== Mary Jemison Views the Revolution == | == Mary Jemison Views the Revolution == | ||
I liked the article that featured Mary Jemison's views on the Revolution. The was in depth and described the actions of the Iroquois Indians in detail. I could tell that she accepted the Indians as her people when she said "my Indian brother", and when she said "...'''we''' sustained no loss in the war..." She felt she was a part of the tribe and they were her family. She describes how some Indians decided to go against the treaty that was made with the colonists to help the British fight. She describes many battles that were fought, and how ultimately many of her people suffered. -Amy Van Ness | I liked the article that featured Mary Jemison's views on the Revolution. The was in depth and described the actions of the Iroquois Indians in detail. I could tell that she accepted the Indians as her people when she said "my Indian brother", and when she said "...'''we''' sustained no loss in the war..." She felt she was a part of the tribe and they were her family. She describes how some Indians decided to go against the treaty that was made with the colonists to help the British fight. She describes many battles that were fought, and how ultimately many of her people suffered. -Amy Van Ness | ||
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| + | Mary Jemison's view of the Revolution was really interesting especially since she shares the Indian perspective of the war. She points out how they broke their treaty with one side because the British told them the rebels would be beaten easily and gave them gifts. Mary basically implied that the Indians were bought with gifts to fight for the British. She states the Indians were "hired to commit depredations upon the whites, who had given them no offense. She does not seem to agree with the decision to fight for the British. She does accept the Iroquois as her people even if she does not agree with the things they do.- LeAnn Taggart | ||
== Thomas Paine in 1775, from Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 288-289 == | == Thomas Paine in 1775, from Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 288-289 == | ||
