Declarations of independence: indigenous resilience, colonial rivalries, and the cost of revolution
"How Indigenous Americans and colonial settlers negotiated the meaning of independence in the Revolutionary era On July 4, 1776, two hundred miles northwest of Philadelphia, on Indigenous land along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, a group of colonial squatters declared their independe...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "How Indigenous Americans and colonial settlers negotiated the meaning of independence in the Revolutionary era On July 4, 1776, two hundred miles northwest of Philadelphia, on Indigenous land along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, a group of colonial squatters declared their independence. They were not alone in their efforts. This bold symbolic gesture was just a small part of a much broader and longer struggle in the Northern Susquehanna River Valley, where diverse peoples, especially Indigenous nations, fought tenaciously to safeguard their lands, sovereignty, and survival. This book immerses readers in that intense, decades-long struggle. By intertwining the experiences of Indigenous Americans, rebellious colonial squatters, opportunistic land speculators, and imperial government agents, Christopher Pearl reveals how conflicts within and between them all set the terms and ultimately shaped the meaning of the American Revolution. In the crucible of this conflict, memories, histories, and animosities collided and converged with tremendous consequences. Declarations of Independence delves into the racial violence over land and sovereignty that suffused the Revolutionary Age and helps restore Indigenous peoples to their central position at the founding of the United States"-- "On the cusp of the American Revolution, various groups in the Northern Susquehanna River Valley competed for land and political sovereignty, and the increasing turmoil between them set the terms of and ultimately shaped the meaning of the revolution to come. This book weaves the stories of the Susquehanna Nations, a confederation of nearly a dozen refugee Indigenous Nations that came together in the 1750s, and the Fair Play Squatter Republic, which formed outside colonial jurisdiction in the 1770s by unruly settlers trespassing on Native lands, into a riveting tale of declarations of independence won and lost. In so doing, historian Christopher Pearl highlights the complicated racial violence that suffused the Revolutionary Age and establishes the centrality of Indigenous peoples to the founding of the United States"-- |
| Beschreibung: | x, 344 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780813951997 9780813951980 |
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| spelling | Pearl, Christopher R. Verfasser (DE-588)1225322871 aut Declarations of independence indigenous resilience, colonial rivalries, and the cost of revolution Christopher R. Pearl Indigenous resilience, colonial rivalries, and the cost of revolution Charlottesville and London University of Virginia Press 2024 x, 344 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The revolutionary age "The foundation of our uneasiness" : mischief makers and Native Americans in the Susquehanna River Valley, 1749 -- "Very uneasy and displeas'd" : displacement and alienation on the Haudenosaunee Frontier, 1750-1754 -- "Bird on a bow" : the rise of the Susquehanna Nations and a war for independence in the Northern Susquehanna River Valley, 1754-1758 -- "Hearts and mouths" : an uneasy peace, 1758-1763 -- A "diversity of interests" : attempts to separate people and divide land, 1763-1767 -- "A great run for the lands on Susquehanna" : the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, 1768 -- An empire divided : the consequence of Fort Stanwix, 1768-1773 -- "A spirit of liberty and patriotism pervaded the people" : the creation of a squatter republic in the Northern Susquehanna River Valley and the beginning of the American Revolution, 1773-1776 -- "The title of savages :" the revolutionary war in the Northern Susquehanna River Valley, 1776-1783 -- Aftermath : establishing the revolution's "value" in a "rising empire" of liberty "How Indigenous Americans and colonial settlers negotiated the meaning of independence in the Revolutionary era On July 4, 1776, two hundred miles northwest of Philadelphia, on Indigenous land along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, a group of colonial squatters declared their independence. They were not alone in their efforts. This bold symbolic gesture was just a small part of a much broader and longer struggle in the Northern Susquehanna River Valley, where diverse peoples, especially Indigenous nations, fought tenaciously to safeguard their lands, sovereignty, and survival. This book immerses readers in that intense, decades-long struggle. By intertwining the experiences of Indigenous Americans, rebellious colonial squatters, opportunistic land speculators, and imperial government agents, Christopher Pearl reveals how conflicts within and between them all set the terms and ultimately shaped the meaning of the American Revolution. In the crucible of this conflict, memories, histories, and animosities collided and converged with tremendous consequences. Declarations of Independence delves into the racial violence over land and sovereignty that suffused the Revolutionary Age and helps restore Indigenous peoples to their central position at the founding of the United States"-- "On the cusp of the American Revolution, various groups in the Northern Susquehanna River Valley competed for land and political sovereignty, and the increasing turmoil between them set the terms of and ultimately shaped the meaning of the revolution to come. This book weaves the stories of the Susquehanna Nations, a confederation of nearly a dozen refugee Indigenous Nations that came together in the 1750s, and the Fair Play Squatter Republic, which formed outside colonial jurisdiction in the 1770s by unruly settlers trespassing on Native lands, into a riveting tale of declarations of independence won and lost. In so doing, historian Christopher Pearl highlights the complicated racial violence that suffused the Revolutionary Age and establishes the centrality of Indigenous peoples to the founding of the United States"-- Geschichte 1749-1783 gnd rswk-swf Unabhängigkeit (DE-588)4186820-1 gnd rswk-swf Indigenes Volk (DE-588)4187207-1 gnd rswk-swf Siedler (DE-588)4332482-4 gnd rswk-swf Amerikanische Revolution (DE-588)4187276-9 gnd rswk-swf Susquehanna-Gebiet (DE-588)7583813-8 gnd rswk-swf Susquehanna Claim, 1753-1808 Susquehanna Indians / Government relations Susquehanna River Valley / History / 18th century United States / History / Revolution, 1775-1783 United States / Politics and government / 1775-1783 Susquehanna, Réclamation de la, 1753-1808 Susquehanna, Vallée de la / Histoire / 18e siècle États-Unis / Histoire / 1775-1783 (Révolution) États-Unis / Politique et gouvernement / 1775-1783 Susquehannock / Relations avec l'État HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) HISTORY / Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Susquehanna-Gebiet (DE-588)7583813-8 g Indigenes Volk (DE-588)4187207-1 s Siedler (DE-588)4332482-4 s Unabhängigkeit (DE-588)4186820-1 s Amerikanische Revolution (DE-588)4187276-9 s Geschichte 1749-1783 z DE-604 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 9780813952000 |
| spellingShingle | Pearl, Christopher R. Declarations of independence indigenous resilience, colonial rivalries, and the cost of revolution "The foundation of our uneasiness" : mischief makers and Native Americans in the Susquehanna River Valley, 1749 -- "Very uneasy and displeas'd" : displacement and alienation on the Haudenosaunee Frontier, 1750-1754 -- "Bird on a bow" : the rise of the Susquehanna Nations and a war for independence in the Northern Susquehanna River Valley, 1754-1758 -- "Hearts and mouths" : an uneasy peace, 1758-1763 -- A "diversity of interests" : attempts to separate people and divide land, 1763-1767 -- "A great run for the lands on Susquehanna" : the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, 1768 -- An empire divided : the consequence of Fort Stanwix, 1768-1773 -- "A spirit of liberty and patriotism pervaded the people" : the creation of a squatter republic in the Northern Susquehanna River Valley and the beginning of the American Revolution, 1773-1776 -- "The title of savages :" the revolutionary war in the Northern Susquehanna River Valley, 1776-1783 -- Aftermath : establishing the revolution's "value" in a "rising empire" of liberty Unabhängigkeit (DE-588)4186820-1 gnd Indigenes Volk (DE-588)4187207-1 gnd Siedler (DE-588)4332482-4 gnd Amerikanische Revolution (DE-588)4187276-9 gnd |
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