Tuscarora Indians

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Critical Thinking, Diplomacy, Native Americans, Postwar Politics (>1783) June 17, 2021 June 14, 2021

Shifting American Indian Policy during the Articles of Confederation Era

by John DeLee

While the Articles of Confederation are often viewed as a failed attempt at governing the newly independent United States, this period did provide for…

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Historic Sites, Native Americans, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) November 10, 2020 November 23, 2020

Native Americans at Valley Forge

by Joseph Lee Boyle

At the Bethlehem Hospital near Valley Forge on November 21, 1777, John Ettwein visited a “Narragansett Indian in great distress about his soul, at…

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Thank you for this article, which lends strategic significance to the brisk engagement at Crosswicks. An interesting artifact of the Crown forces' movements through the area is on display at…
2. Adam Zielinski The Battle of Crosswicks: Prelude to Monmouth

An excellent account of the engagement at Crosswicks! Thanks for bringing light to Burlington County/Rev War history! Two amendments I would add: it was Captain Johann Ewald of the 2nd…
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If one reads only official stated policy, it would seem true that Catholics were not allowed to join the British Army before 1778. But the reality was quite different. In…