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The Native American Impact On The Revolutionary War
The Native Americans made a pretty big impact on the Revolutionary War. The biggest impact they made was fighting for each side, the Americans and the British. When the fighting first broke out, both the colonists and the British told the natives not to get involved in the fight. However, by the end, the Mohawk, Cayuga,

General Gates was a soldier and leader even before the Revolutionary war. In the French and Indian war, he served as a soldier and eventually became a commander. After the war was over, he remained in peace and took care of his estate in Virginia, until the War for Independence broke out. When it started, he decided to enlist as a general in the U.S. army. He is known for being somewhat afraid to fight and trying to find

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