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Native Americans and The Declaration of Independence
with Andrew Sola and Prof. Matthew Kruer (U. of Chicago)
"He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions."
How are we supposed to understand the phrase "merciless Indian Savages" in the Declaration of Independence?
In this episode, expert in American Indian history Prof. Matthew Kruer (U. of Chicago) gives a thorough analysis of indigenous-colonial relations from the Seven Years' War (1756-1763)…
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