This study examines the period between 1730 to 1790, which saw the Cherokee people travel the path from a sovereign people allied with the British to a dependent nation signed by treaty to the American Civilization program with US government. The author analyzes how, in between, the Cherokees fought two wars—one with the British military and one with the Continental Army. A group of Cherokee peace and military chiefs navigated the journey for the Cherokees in trying to handle both wars. Ultimately, a break-away group of young Cherokees, led by Dragging Canoe, led his Chickamauga Cherokees away from their traditional leaders and into the battlefield with the Americans. Sadly, all Cherokees paid the price for the actions of these young warriors. The Cherokees survived these ordeals and continue on as a people today just like the rivers that continue to flow through their lands.
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This study examines how, during the eighteenth century, the Cherokee transitioned from a sovereign people allied with the British to a nation subjugated to the US government. The author analyzes how the Cherokees fought with both the British and the US Continental Army during this time.
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Chapter 1: The Anglo-Cherokee War: The Past is PrologueChapter 2: After the Treaty of Easton: Cherokee Diplomacy against a coming StormChapter 3: Cherokee Diplomacy amid the ashes of Fort LoudounChapter 4: Snowball in the Sun: Dragging Canoe and the Spirit of 1776Chapter 5: “The Great God of Nature has not created us to be your slaves.”
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ISBN
9781666914085
Publisert
2022-12-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Vekt
458 gr
Høyde
238 mm
Bredde
158 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
206

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Biographical note

Michael Morris is associate professor at the College of Coastal Georgia.