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What You Didn't Know About The Massacre of America's Native Patriots

The American Revolution is frequently taught as a straightforward duel between oppressed colonists and the British Crown, but the true history of 1776 is a complex, multi-front war for continental dominance. Long before the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, sovereign indigenous nations were locked in a desperate battle to defend their ancestral homelands from relentless colonial encroachment. When Great Britain attempted to halt expensive frontier conflicts by drawing a hard boundary line along the Appalachian Mountains, it sparked a furious backlash from wealthy colonial land speculators and ordinary settlers who viewed western territory as their financial birthright. This boiling tension transformed the war for independence into a desperate scramble for native soil, forcing diverse indigenous communities into impossible alliances. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR 📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExyn This channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries please contact: [email protected] #AbsoluteHistory