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TigressDem

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9. I was reading about French Indian war.... my mistake. I read he was 24 when it was over.

Thu Feb 23, 2023, 03:43 PM

Feb 2023

Guess my timeline was crazy. Did not realize how much time passed between that war and Revolution.

https://www.history.com/news/george-washington-french-indian-war-jumonville

The thing is, much I read about Washington says he inspired loyalty and was impressed by the Native Americans he fought with and against. That tracks with military people I have known in my own life.

What brings me pause is that usually people don't dump their allies in with others unless not given a choice.

IF the Congress basically said that was the only way they would support the war, I can understand as a General following orders or as a President acknowledging limited powers and still being held accountable for his actions.

It's hard to know someone's intent when they are dead for so long.

I tend to think everyone is good in some way and does stupid things as well.

No one is perfect.

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How many here knew that George Washington ordered slaughter of Indians during Revolutionary War? [View all] TigressDem Feb 2023 OP

Whether you call the founding fathers "pragmatic" or unbelievably "ruthless" hlthe2b Feb 2023 #1

True. TigressDem Feb 2023 #3

What he said is true. I have known about this wnylib Feb 2023 #30

I had heard about the teeth cruelty, but I didn't know that... brush Feb 2023 #2

CORRECTION: Washington did NOT kill anyone for his dentures. TigressDem Feb 2023 #4

It was made very clear in my elementary school history book that his teeth were made from wood. Earth-shine Feb 2023 #20

They probably looked wooden due to stains. TigressDem Feb 2023 #22

Dentures not acquired by murder, the murder was wiping out entire tribes... brush Feb 2023 #26

YES TigressDem Feb 2023 #28

Excellent. I particularlly like and agree with the graph below. brush Feb 2023 #35

It traces back to the French and Indian War Sympthsical Feb 2023 #5

For some reason, I didn't think of the Indigenous being involved in Revolutionary War. TigressDem Feb 2023 #6

Washington would've been 57 as President Sympthsical Feb 2023 #7

I was reading about French Indian war.... my mistake. I read he was 24 when it was over. TigressDem Feb 2023 #9

Trying to "cliff notes" my lost area of learning, hit the speed bump and lost my place. TigressDem Feb 2023 #10

I think you're just about there with your understanding Sympthsical Feb 2023 #11

What I have read about Indigenous Peoples shows they were allied with each other to a point. TigressDem Feb 2023 #14

I tried to find something short for you that would be encompassing Sympthsical Feb 2023 #17

Some study into reparations led me to Sarah Augustine - and the 1493 Doctrine of Discovery TigressDem Feb 2023 #18

Yours is probably the quicker read. Thanks. TigressDem Feb 2023 #19

Ironically, in High School and part of College I considered career as Cultural Anthropologist TigressDem Feb 2023 #21

There were MANY tribes in the colonies. wnylib Feb 2023 #34

Washington had plans for land investments for himself wnylib Feb 2023 #31

Nt Marcuse Feb 2023 #8

See my #30. wnylib Feb 2023 #32

This country was built on bones, and its framework is white supremacy. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2023 #12

I think we've always had a duality of thought about the Indigenous. TigressDem Feb 2023 #15

War being war isn't an excuse for ethnic cleansing. Solly Mack Feb 2023 #13

True. TigressDem Feb 2023 #16

Washington did not order attacks on ALL of wnylib Feb 2023 #33

Recommended. H2O Man Feb 2023 #23

Watched Three Pines about the Canadian treatment of Indigenous. TigressDem Feb 2023 #24

Interesting. H2O Man Feb 2023 #25

So question... TigressDem Feb 2023 #27

Great question! H2O Man Feb 2023 #29