Motif
arms-for-alliance exchange
arms_for_alliance_exchange
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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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 1272-1361 confidence: high
Cherokee chiefs sought peace at Charleston; Moore's force went among the Lower Cherokee; Chicken's detachment reached Upper Cherokee at Quoneashee; negotiations included refusal to fight the Yamassee, war against the Creeks, and provision of guns, ammunition, and soldiers.
Cherokee negotiators demanded guns and ammunition, South Carolina arranged supplies and soldiers, and later supplied the Chickasaw against the French.
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