Did George Washington order the extermination of the Native Americans?

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Mike has the closest answer so far.

In 1779 Washington ordered Maj Gen John Sullivan and Gen James Clinton to pursue a campaign against American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and the 4 Iroquois nations who had sided with Britain against the Americans to "not merely overrun, but destroy" the enemy.

Expeditions led b y the two generals targeted the Finger Lakes villages, at the end of 3 months 4000 American troops had destroyed dozens of Iroquois towns and villages and most of their food supply. Thousands of Iroquois sought safety at the British fort at Niagara, many perished in the harsh winter that followed. This led to the Iroquois giving Washington the nickname of Caunotaucarius, Cantocarious, Hanodaganears or Hanadahguyus in the local dialects meaning Town Destroyer or Devourer of Villages.

Answer 1

nope. but it is sad there arent too many anymore.  better to have native americans than illegal hispanics-- strictly my opinion and i dont mean it in a racial way. honest!!

Answer 2

Why would he do that? Bush is all about war and trying solve problems that sometimes require drastic action. Like Hossain. He just wanted money and power. George just told soldiers what to do? The soldiers weren't exactly perfect in resurrecting its supporters but I kind of think he is street king material like it or not. I think Hillary is racist bigtime because she always argues. Obama should be president. That is if they haven't made up there minds yet. Ohh. Weeeelll

Just politics.

Answer 3

no. this did not happen until andrew jackson became president and decided to expand the nation west...

Answer 4

Andrew Jackson wanted to exterminate the Native Americans.

Answer 5

no..he was a humane man

Answer 6

No, George didn't have much to do with Native Americans. He was dealing with American Independence. If the order for extermination ever came, it came much later.

Answer 7

Who knows...it would surprise me...Europeans (whites) tried to exterminate anyone who wasn't like them. If they didn't do it with guns, they sure as heck did it with disease.

Answer 8

There is no evidence of this that I know of. Back then, while raids and fights with the Natives were definitely issues it's a little farther along in history that Natives were more forcefully moved, and exterminated. Check under the presidencies of Andrew  Jackson, and Martin Van Buren. Also know, that when the railroads were  being expanded, the builders and soldiers were encouraged to kill as many buffalo as possible. These buffalo for many Native American tribes were a way of life, a walking resource. By destroying the buffalo, they were destroying the Native American way of life. Check other cases such as Georgia Vs. The Cherokee Nation and such things as that. The 1800s is an era full of Native American abuse and exploitation. It is essentially their last standing. Hope this helps.

Answer 9

Did he?.

Looks like another extract from the ''Potted History of the World'' by Mel Gibson.

A chap called Jackson springs to mind.

He was heavily and financially involved in land and railways.

Answer 10

No.  Washington ordered that Indians be killed and their villages wiped our during WARTIME (sorry, no italics), which is a big difference than simply ordering their extermination.  Indian tribes along the western frontier were conducting savage guerilla raids against remote American settlements, and were aiding the British.  Obviously, Washington had to put a stop to this.

While he was president, he made several treaties with the Indians respecting their right to their ancestral land.  However, many of the states (esp. Southern ones) did not honor those treaties, and the nascent U.S. was too weak to really enforce them.  He also attempted to hold back white settlement west of the Appalachain mountains, but eventually the push from millions of Americans became too much.  Not even George Washington, America's "First Secular Saint" could stop this tide.

Answer 11

No he was kind of more worried about getting the new country off the ground.

Andrew Jackson supported the Indian Removal act.

Answer 12

yes. nuff said

Answer 13

I wonder that too...

I feel so down-graded when I think about the history between Native Americans and the Whites, because I'm Native American.