American settlers were encroaching on their land and native americans had already been in conflict with them before the war.
Indians siding with the british.
These ohio tribes fought against the americans until 1783 well after the british troops surrendered.
The british knew full well that the indians wanted to stem the tide of settlement and they promised the indians that if they won the settlers would be stopped.
Joseph brant wasn t the only reason that they sided with the british.
Government which had won a signficant victory over them at tippecanoe in 1811.
The british intended if they won the war to establish an independent indian confederation in what became the american midwest forcing the u s.
To give up sovereignty over that territory.
This led several ohio tribes including the delawares and the white eyes to join the british side.
Therefore he turned many of the native americans against the americans.
For many indians in particular the shawnee creeks and the very large and powerful cherokee and iroquois the british seemed like a better bet.
The oneida indian nation played a significant role in the revolutionary war siding with the colonists against the british.
The indians were already at war with the u s.
Most native americans sided with the british in the war of 1812.
Siding with the colonies.