"Although it was not easy, I will grant you that given the technological and social differences, it was inevitable."
I guess it's a matter of perspective. The wars did go on for a long time. But, there doesn't seem to have ever been doubt about pressing on. The losses were tolerable, (different time, different sensiblities, stronger people). And it wasn't continuous. The Indians were driven back and their land was slowly encroached upon. The new Americans could have stopped and drawn the line anytime they wanted.
If Democrats had been part of the settlers, I doubt America's western border would be any farther than Ohio.
I agree...but will go even one further. If today's Democrats and many other Americans had been part of the settlers, it is dounbtful in my mind that the colonies would have survived at all. They would have gone back to their "known" problems in Europe rather than risk all to eak out a future in the New World with all of its harships.