Yes but that is how most Americans experienced the Indians during our early days. They were on horseback.
“Yes but that is how most Americans experienced the Indians during our early days. They were on horseback.”
Huh? Most people were on foot, there were horses, but they weren’t a household item for many years. An oxen was a better choice for the working farm both were very dear. Farms had domesticated stock for eggs, wool, pigs. Fishing and trapping were the norm for game.
Most didn’t have personal firearms either, maybe on the frontier. Trenton was an early battle. Why? The British were enroute to secure the armory there. The colonial militia raced there to arm themselves.
No, they were not on horseback. The Spanish introduced modern horse to the new world. Horses were unknown to the eastern tribes. The plains Indians acquired mount from the Spanish and from capturing wild horses that bred from escaped Spanish stock. Plains Indians did not begin to acquire horses until the 18th century. The extinct North American horse was only about one foot in height. It was extinct prior to the Aleutian migrations.