F16.4B

F16.4B

__**Native American Indians Participate in the American Revolution**__

//1778 Northern and Southern Frontiers:// Native American tribes including the Cherokees, the Creeks, the Choctaws and the Chickasaws were

Who?: The Native Americans (including the Cherokees, the Creeks, the Chotaws and the Chickasaw tribes) played a big part in the American Revolution. Native American tribes were used as spies for the British because of the British's promise to keep Native American boundries. Unfortunately, the American Patriots had hurt feelings when they found out that the Natives had chosen the British to side with because of the more things they could offer. The Patriots then hired sharp-shooters (men with good aiming and shooting skills) to hide in the woods where the Natives would walk, leading the British, to shoot at the spies (Native Americans) first, then the British. The sharp-shooters continued to shoot at the British until they would surrender.

Where?: The Native Americans lived on claimed land that was specifically used for the Native Indians to live. When an American Patriot would explore or settle the claimed land, the natives would become upset, feel violated in their own home and scare the Patriot off. The British then promised the natives that they wouldn't need to worry about the Americans stealing their land under one condition. The Native Americans would need to help the British by showing the British the easy paths and trails toward the northern and southern frontiers. Since the natives knew every feature of America and wanted a safe and protected environment, they agreed to help and taught the British everything they needed to know (including Native American tricks and secrets that were taught to them by their ancestors).

When?: The Native Americans joined the American Revolution with the British in 1778.