Motif
allies turn against former allies after grievances
allies_turn_against_former_allies_after_grievances
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee ILLUSTRATIONS / MYTHS OF THE CHEROKEE / I--INTRODUCTION / II--HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CHEROKEE; lines 1184-1270 confidence: high
In the Tuscarora War, more than a thousand southern Indians, including over two hundred Cherokee, reinforced South Carolina volunteers; the passage says they plundered along the way, tortured many prisoners, and sold others as slaves to South Carolina.
Cherokee fight alongside South Carolina in the Tuscarora War, then former allies discuss grievances and join a coalition against the whites, including the Cherokee.
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