Nice post.
One of the reasons the natives helped the early pilgrims was because they were accustomed to dealing with the French up north. The early French immigrants from even before the 1500’s worked with the natives. They absorbed into the communities, married and had children with the natives. They traded and learned how to survive harsh winter conditions.
But, the British had a different attitude, and not only did they come to American shores and plague the indians, they also plagued the French as a result of the settling of the treaty of Urect.
That’s why the French stood with the Indians during the French and Indian war. The British were a bloody lot at that time and apparently, they were pretty corrupt. The British tried to starve out the French, commit genocide. They stole French lands/farms and forts. They enslaved the people who eventually were forced to migrate south for their very survival. It’s much uglier and deeper than that even, but if you look up the history of the Acadians, it’s there.
I don’t know what kind of racism today’s students think existed, but it had nothing to do with racism. It had to do with the elite ruling class that the British were at that time. Canada has dealt with this hateful snobbishness since the British invasion of that land, and to this day the Queen of GB will not acknowledge or apologize for what GB did back then.
When corruption exists, racism and nationalism can share some very similar qualities. Today, we see that same attitude present in the Democrat elitism that tries to pull from the attitude of the constitutional era saying that the framers intended for an elite ruling class, that the people were never intended to be a part of government. It’s all pretty sick. These are the same democrats who thought slavery was a good thing, and who invented the KKK. They ignore that part of history, and do nothing to teach it to those whom they seek to brainwash.
Everything is racist to them, because THEY are racist. They project their warped image onto others.
Wow, very interesting. I admittedly do not know enough about this subject. Do you have any books that I can read on this subject? It is very interesting to me, coming from formerly French lands (in Iowa) ;-)