tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post1329405183200985917..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: New York State and the American Revolution--Part ICarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-68345878955597510722013-01-21T02:45:29.606-05:002013-01-21T02:45:29.606-05:00I'm really enjoying the design and layout of y...I'm really enjoying the design and layout of your website. It's a <br />very easy on the eyes which makes it much more pleasant for <br />me to come here and visit more often. Did <br />you hire out a designer to create your theme? Exceptional work!<br /><i>Also see my website</i>: <b><a href="http://legitimateworkathome811.com" rel="nofollow">where can i find legitimate work at home jobsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-24916337234403148932013-01-20T22:33:30.130-05:002013-01-20T22:33:30.130-05:00We're a group of volunteers and opening a new ...We're a group of volunteers and opening a new scheme in our community. Your site offered us with useful info to work on. You've performed a formidable activity and our entire group <br />will be thankful to you.<br /><i>My web blog</i> : <b><a href="http://stockcharts1.com" rel="nofollow">stock after hours trading</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-73151683168367583052013-01-20T01:49:14.418-05:002013-01-20T01:49:14.418-05:00I want to to thank you for this great read!! I cer...I want to to thank you for this great read!! I certainly loved every little bit of <br />it. I've got you bookmarked to look at new stuff you post…<br /><i>My blog</i> <b><a href="http://tradegold1.com" rel="nofollow">binary options trading platform</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-25153051270126152442013-01-20T01:41:41.969-05:002013-01-20T01:41:41.969-05:00Yes, it's so true. What happened to the Native...Yes, it's so true. What happened to the Natives is nothing short of genocide, and it aches in my heart. Locals claim that there is curse over our land because of the way the Iroquois were driven out and slaughtered and starved. Historical documents show that there was a drought and all the crops shriveled up in the years following Sullivan's campaign. And the earliest writings claim thatKathleen L. Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04832392802575583491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-65002131626934776902013-01-19T10:27:52.112-05:002013-01-19T10:27:52.112-05:00I love Pat's comment, "If you want to kn...I love Pat's comment, "If you want to know if you can trust the Federal Gov. --just ask an Indian!" I would add ". . . or many modern day Americans".<br />Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-86915092628476555412013-01-19T10:26:11.236-05:002013-01-19T10:26:11.236-05:00What a great post, Kathleen. Like the others have ...What a great post, Kathleen. Like the others have stated, it's hard not to have mixed feelings about the conflict between the native Americans and the European Americans. Nice pictures, too.Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-85377292502416457062013-01-18T20:49:13.025-05:002013-01-18T20:49:13.025-05:00Kathy--
I have to agree with the above comments; ...Kathy--<br /><br />I have to agree with the above comments; thanks so much for posting this series and bringing our attention to New York State's part in the Revolution. Great Britain had decided that New York was strategic enough that if they could divide the state, they could split the colonies. <br /><br />The comments about the Native Americans are important too; (thanks Deb) as the Pat Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983141590663751303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-38305049621534372642013-01-18T20:47:27.850-05:002013-01-18T20:47:27.850-05:00Kathy--
I have to agree with the above comments; ...Kathy--<br /><br />I have to agree with the above comments; thanks so much for posting this series and bringing our attention to New York State's part in the Revolution. Great Britain had decided that New York was strategic enough that if they could divide the state, they could split the colonies. <br /><br />The comments about the Native Americans are important too; (thanks Deb) as the Pat Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983141590663751303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-6569177486059036702013-01-18T18:45:43.659-05:002013-01-18T18:45:43.659-05:00I am so glad you are doing this, Kathleen. I know ...I am so glad you are doing this, Kathleen. I know many Americans, and plenty of New Yorkers included, don't realize much of the historical significance of New York state during the French and Indian War, Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Given all this history upstate and the incredible Native American history that precedes and overlaps U.S. history, it's a shame NY seems to have been Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-43784121919899679472013-01-18T16:12:31.149-05:002013-01-18T16:12:31.149-05:00Even though it makes for great novels, it breaks m...Even though it makes for great novels, it breaks my heart thinking about the lives lost during those times. I can't help but sympathize for the Indians, even though I know they did their share of killing. White man and Indian alike fought because of fear and pride. I guess my true sympathy is for the women and children who had no choice in the matter. On another note, it totally amazes me to chappydebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393540849299888872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-54945231627241831692013-01-18T10:32:55.044-05:002013-01-18T10:32:55.044-05:00I have such mixed feelings as I read this post. Th...I have such mixed feelings as I read this post. The Indian nations have now been all but decimated. I wonder what it must have been like to have been in their situation. Having to make choices about which side to support. On the other hand, having just researched Pontiac's rebellion and having read an account of what many of those who participated in the attack did, yikes! And what they Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.com