The Struggles Of American Indians And Slaves

Indians and slaves throughout the beginning of America have gone through some of the most difficult hardships. From being separated from families to being stripped of their culture and telling their stories of how they survived. They had to deal with people constantly taking things away from them with nothing in return. Showing their stories and how they fought is important in learning the history of America and the people that live here.
Neolin criticizes that the Indians have become so dependent on the white men when they are capable of helping themselves. “My children, you have forgotten the customs and traditions of your forefathers.” (Foner 169). He questions why they have allowed the white men to take over their life and the way that they live. “Why do you suffer the white man to dwell among you?” (Foner 169). The Indians needed to fight for the freedom that they wanted. I think that this goes to show that Neolin was very influential in the starting of Pontiac’s rebellion.
Because of the Seven Years’ War the Indians were able to unite and work together instead of working against each other in the rebellion, “…the mixing of Indian warriors in French armies had helped to inspire this sense of identity as Indians rather than members of individual tribes.” (Foner 167). The Indians were eventually successful and they were rewarded with the Proclamation of 1763. This did not allow British settlers to settle past the Appalachian Mountains and the land west was for the Indians (Foner