Indians Siding With The British

The british knew full well that the indians wanted to stem the tide of settlement and they promised the indians that if they won the settlers would be stopped.

Indians siding with the british.

The british intended if they won the war to establish an independent indian confederation in what became the american midwest forcing the u s. To give up sovereignty over that territory. Therefore he turned many of the native americans against the americans. Siding with the colonies.

He had a wonderful time in england so this made him convinced that siding with the british was the best for the native americans future. Joseph brant wasn t the only reason that they sided with the british. The indians were already at war with the u s. Government which had won a signficant victory over them at tippecanoe in 1811.

Having fought valiantly in several key battles of the american war for independence including the battles of oriskany and saratoga the oneida nation became known as the united state s first allies. Most native americans sided with the british in the war of 1812. This led several ohio tribes including the delawares and the white eyes to join the british side. American settlers were encroaching on their land and native americans had already been in conflict with them before the war.

These ohio tribes fought against the americans until 1783 well after the british troops surrendered.