Role of American Indian Confederations in Wars for Empire from The 1690s to 1780s

Discuss the role of American Indian confederations in the wars for empire from the 1690s through the 1780s. Were they simply pawns of the European combatants or did they have their own strategies and goals from the wars? What factors caused the various tribes and confederations to choose one European power over another as an ally?

Requirements

1. Use only the materials provided in the course module (including your assigned textbooks and lectures). We have vetted all materials in this course and other materials may or may not be appropriate for college level work. I will downgrade anyone who uses outside materials.
2. Remember what you have learned about thesis statements and evidence in the Historical Methods Portfolio. Your post should have a thesis statement and it should have both primary and secondary source evidence in support of the thesis
3. DO NOT QUOTE any primary or secondary sources. Paraphrase in your own words and then cite instead.
4. You must properly cite using the Turabian/Chicago style.
5. Primary sources – You may only use primary sources posted in the Blackboard course module OR found under the primary source section of each chapter in American Yawp (always the second to last section of a chapter); you may not utilize sources linked to in the reference section of American Yawp.
6. To cite a primary source posted in Blackboard: Author of Document, Name of Document in Lesson #.#
7. To cite a primary source found in the primary sources section of Yawp: Author Document, Name of Document in American Yawp, Chapter #, Section #
8. Must contain strong thesis statement
9. Must utilize at least one assigned primary source and one secondary source- no outside sources allowed
10. Must utilize specific and detailed historical facts/examples in support of your main thesis
11. Must use Turabian/Chicago FOOTNOTEs