International Context of the American Revolution
Summary
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kathleen DuVal examines the American Revolution as a global conflict involving European empires and Native nations. She details how the Seven Years' War reshaped North America, leading to the Proclamation of 1763 and subsequent colonial discontent. DuVal explores how France, Spain, and the Netherlands aided the rebels, while Native groups like the Haudenosaunee and Cherokees fought to protect their lands from expansion.
Topics discussed
Introduction and overview of Native American perspectives
Three categories of Native nations and their relationships to colonies
The Seven Years' War and the Ohio Valley Confederacy
Treaty of Easton and British reneging on promises
Pontiac's War and the Proclamation of 1763
Colonial resentment and French/Spanish entry into the war
Haudenosaunee divisions and the Sullivan Expedition
Cherokee and Muscogee Creek involvement in the conflict
Spanish campaigns in the Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast
Summary of global impacts on the American Revolution
Q&A: Metis, empire dynamics, and post-war consequences
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