Scalp Bounties Targeting Tribal Nations Before, During and After the Revolutionary War

This timeline reveals scalp bounties and campaigns carried out before, during and after the Revolutionary War by “Patriot” and British-aligned forces. Bounties promised by military officials and political appointees incentivized scalping, captivity, dispossession, and campaigns of ethnic cleansing that targeted Tribal Nations throughout and beyond the thirteen colonies. During the Revolution tribal citizens faced increased settler violence and displacement. Native communities had to make difficult choices about how best to protect their peoples, homelands, and sovereignty; would they participate in the war or resist calls to become involved?

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