First off, who did those tribes conquer to take that land?
I'm currently reading 'The Wild Frontier' and it's kinda funny to see how often Indian lands changed hands. They were constantly displacing, conquering and killing each other. Not once did they stop during the settlement of America. Which isn't exactly surprising once you realize the Indian tribes were just as diverse as the European peoples.
Yep. I grew up in Oklahoma and we would have Native American tribal leaders come talk to us sometimes and some would discuss tribal wars before the arrival of Europeans. Fascinating stuff
What I found most interesting though is how the settlement of America was a actually more of an organic process and wasn't really coordinated. Nobody was truly able to exert any sort of control over it. The colonial governments and authorities couldn't control the settlers and the tribal leaders couldn't control their own people either. Everyone was caught in a spiral of violent migration that nobody was able to stop. It had to run its course.
I'm currently reading 'The Wild Frontier' and it's kinda funny to see how often Indian lands changed hands. They were constantly displacing, conquering and killing each other. Not once did they stop during the settlement of America. Which isn't exactly surprising once you realize the Indian tribes were just as diverse as the European peoples.
Yep. I grew up in Oklahoma and we would have Native American tribal leaders come talk to us sometimes and some would discuss tribal wars before the arrival of Europeans. Fascinating stuff
Fascinating but unbelievable dark. The constant unhinged brutality and cruelty of that time almost makes the cartels look like boy scouts.
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What I found most interesting though is how the settlement of America was a actually more of an organic process and wasn't really coordinated. Nobody was truly able to exert any sort of control over it. The colonial governments and authorities couldn't control the settlers and the tribal leaders couldn't control their own people either. Everyone was caught in a spiral of violent migration that nobody was able to stop. It had to run its course.