Talk:Dunmore's War

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[edit] Name of war

Why move this? Lord Dunmore's War is traditional. Septentrionalis 21:48, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] POV- british settlers

"The context of the conflict resulted from escalating violence between British colonists who in accordance with previous treaties were exploring and moving into land south of the Ohio River—modern West Virginia and Kentucky—and American Indians who held treaty rights to hunt there. "

The tribes in West Virginia were the Mingo and Shawnee, and they signed no treaty with the British agreeing to give up their lands/ allow settlers into their territories. Nothing particularly new here- it was a war of conquest between a more technologically advanced and numerous invader and a weaker foe. The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was simply a figleaf, and the article on the treaty correctly states that the inhabitants of the disputed territories were not party to the treaty.

If there is no disagreement, the change proposed is:

"The conflict resulted from escalating violence between British colonists who were exploring and moving into land of present day West Virginia under a treaty that was signed with indian tribes who didn't live there. "

Mak (talk) 19:35, 24 November 2007 (UTC)