America's stubborn hatred of Indian culture generated the very situation that they feared...
America’s early Indian policy was the result of the fractious relationship that the colonies has with those tribes along their borders. At the time all Native Americans states were classified as potentially dangerous “savages” by the architects of the rebellion this was a convenient generalization. The Continental Congress was made up of leaders from thirteen different colonies, each one with its own particular history regarding relations with Native American states. The fears that motivated these sentiments were not totally illegitimate; as the colonies very often ran afoul of Indians nations and even defied British demarcation efforts set up to prevent such hostilities. However, the true causative factor in seeing Indian tribes as a threat was a general fear that they would actually side with the British in the vent of open hostilities. Such a thought was in no way out of the realm of possibilities, as numerous tribes had already sided with the British in defense of the colonies during the Seven Years’ War. This pre-emptive condemnation only drew more native state away from the colonists and to the eager open arms of the British. In essence, America’s resentment of Indian sovereignty became a self-fulfilling prophecy. What occurred during the American Revolution was the fulfillment of this policy of fear.
