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The Role Of Native Americans In The Revolutionary War

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Since the colonists got all this new land in the Ohio River Valley they started expanding west. The natives did not like the colonists moving on to their land without their permission. The natives started attacking the colonists who were on their land and they started asking the government for help but got none. Also, when the french left, they left forts throughout the land and British soldiers started moving into them. The natives, led by Pontiac, started attacking the British troops. This required more troops to be sent over by Britain. They would also have to make more taxes so they could afford to send them over to protect them. Britain eventually got sick of all the fighting and bickering so they made the Proclamation line which ended

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