HIST 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: League Of Nations, Jay Treaty, Iroquois
14 Nov 2016
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Came out of time when war chiefs were dominating society. Creation story establishes that humans r the last species on earth 2 b created. Babies of the world family w everything that is already there. Hav 2 hav reciprocal relationship w these elements. Recognizes that warfare is not supposed to occur. Resolves to bring message of peace to civil war. Goes to mohawks first--said to be most aggressive. Works east-west to bring peace to all 5 nations. @ time of eur contact, rotinonhson:ni already had est union of nations, knew their place in north amer. First eurs met was french, they were already allied w enemies to east. Longer interaction w champlain was more violent, introduced to guns. Had est trade w dutch @ this point. Able to form better relations w british. Brits positioned themselves as fathers to indg sons --this arrangement refused, asserted that relationship was one of brothers.
