Governing the Nation

Governing the Nation

In this paper I will tell you about the Mohawk Indian and how the British and English affected them when they found the New World. First I will tell you a little about the Mohawk Indian.

The Mohawk Indian or otherwise known as “people of flint” lived in areas around Great Lakes, what is known now as parts of Canada and New York, by this they were the keepers of the Eastern door who protected the nation. Mohawk Indian’s had a very distinct appearance, their heads were shaved on both sides, with a full length of hair in the middle, thus we know today as a Mohawk hair style. This hair style was used only by warriors going off to war. The relationship between the Dutch and the Indians were peaceful, in fact they became allies in the 17th century. The Indians taught the Dutch how to live off of and cultivate the land, and traded furs. In return the Dutch traded weapons and equipped the Indians to fight with other nations. In 1644 the Pocuntuck of New English killed a Mohawk Ambassador, which started war with the French, and lead to the destruction of the Pocumtuck. This lasted about a year, in 1645 the Mohawk Indians made peace with the French. Peace with the French would not last; in 1666 the French attacked the Mohawk Indians destroying their villages, and food supply. In 1669, the Jessuits Missionaries convinced some of the Mohawk Indians to relocate to Caughnawagas, who were allies of the French. Mohawk Indians were one of many tribes that were a part of the Iroquois confederation, and mostly fought against the US in the revolutionary war in 1812. After the revolutionary war Mohawk leaders signed the Treaty of Canandaigua with the US, and became mercenaries of the British army.

As a Mohawk Indian, the philosophical ideals in regards to the Declaration of Independence, didn’t really apply. The Declaration of Independence was for various colonies to establish their independence from the governmental British Empire; although many...