Native Americans in the American Revolution

What choice did the beginning of the American Revolution leave Native Americans with?

• To leave their homeland

• To fight with all their might for their hunting grounds

• To choose a side or try to avoid the conflict

• To relocate to another land

How did the Native Americans feel about the colonists?

• They resented the years of cruelty and them taking over their land and lives.

• They got along well despite their differences in the past.

• They wanted to support the colonists in the war.

• They hated Britain so they sided with the colonists.

What was the uniting factor amongst the Native Americans?

• They wanted to get their land back from the colonists who had invaded it.

• They desired to preserve their rights and freedom.

• They wanted the colonists to be free from Britain's rule.

• They desired a new life in a land of their own.

The majority of the Native Americans who supported the colonists were from

• The Southern colonies

• The area that is now Virginia

• The New England colonies

• The area that is now North Carolina

Other Native Americans however felt

• That supporting the colonists would only ensure more loss of land for them.

• That it was in their best interest to support the colonists.

• That it was in their best interest to side with the British.

• That they should remain neutral and stay out of it.

Different viewpoints amongst Native Americans caused what to occur?

• The American Revolution

• A war between the Native Americans and the colonists

• Civil war between the Native American nations, the Oneida and the Seneca.

• War between the Native Americans and Britain

Which of the following best describes the viewpoint of the Cherokee?

• They did not want to pick a side.

• They sided with the Oneida.

• They sided with the Seneca.

• They sided with the colonists.

The end of the American Revolution caused the Native Americans

• To come together and unite with the Americans

• To come to an acceptance with the Americans and live peacefully

• To continue to be ill treated by the American government for centuries to come

• To make a deal with Britain to have ownership of some of the land they lost