1774

Lord Dunmore’s War

Ohio Valley; Shawnee and other nations

Virginia forces attacked Indigenous towns as settlers and land speculators sought access to Native territory. Military pressure was used to secure land concessions and undermine resistance.

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Context / qualification

Territorial conquest and settler interests are central to the book’s interpretation.

Sources

• Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (2014), chapter 4
• Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (2014), chapter 4

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