Title Native American power in the United States, 1783-1795 / Celia Barnes

Published Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; London : Associated University Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations, map Contents Preface -- Introduction -- A Collision of Cultures -- In Pursuit of Land and Liberty -- The British Connection -- The Spanish Connection -- Indian Victory in the Northwest -- The Southwest Frontier -- The Collapse of Indian Resistance in the Northwest -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary This book is a study of the role of Native Americans in the physical and political development of the United States during the first few years of its existence. An evaluation of the function and operation of power both within Native American groups and their relations with outsiders, which informed their diverse and complex strategies of resistance to white westward expansion, forms a central component of the study. That resistance, strengthened by alliances with the British on the northern frontier and Spain in the south, did more than just physically prevent the United States from occupying its western territories. It fostered early federal-state antagonism, stimulated east-west sectionalism, and heightened international tensions on the continent almost to the point of war. The new republic of the United States was based on a precarious and as yet unformed political structure, its integrity threatened by both foreign interference and domestic fragmentation. The Native American contribution to the fragility of the union during this period made them key players in the struggle to create a stable and enduring union. Celia Barnes is currently working as Director of Studies at the Piccadilly School of English in Bolzano, Italy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-245) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Indians of North America -- Politics and government -- 18th century Indians of North America -- Government relations. Indians of North America -- Social conditions -- 18th century Indians of North America -- Government relations Indians of North America -- Politics and government Indians of North America -- Social conditions Politics and government Race relations Territorial expansion Widerstand Staat Entstehung Indianerpolitik 1780-1789. 1790-1799. Amérindien. Condition sociale. Expansion territoriale. Gouvernement. Histoire. Impact politique. Politique. Relation avec l'État. Relations interraciales. SUBJECT United States -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 18th century United States -- Politics and government -- 18th century United States -- Race relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494 Subject United States USA États-Unis. Indianer. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2002152327 ISBN 9780838644096 0838644090 0838639585 9780838639580

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