Ok, back in time like the revolutionary war or somethin, how were the indians, were they good at fighting or what?
2006-06-09 12:48:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The Indians, a lot of tribes anyway, were excellent at fighting. In a hand to hand fight, or a knife fight, they would kill a white settler easily. Many of them lived as warriors, and had the skills to fight wild animals. They were wiped out, not by better fighters, but by better technology, and by the better organization of their white enemies.
2006-06-09 12:53:45 · answer #1 · answered by jffrwlnd 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some tribes were better than others, like anything else. It is noteworrthy that American Indians have always given well of themselves when the US was in a scrape, especially since they weren't even considered CITIZENS until about 1928! There was nothing wrong with their fighting ability, in general, but they had not made the technological progress that the white man had. By teh way, in the Revolution, many woodsman types learned much of therir fighting skills FROM the Indians. Quite effective on a small scale.
2006-06-10 20:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by aboukir200 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, Indians were not skilled in warfare, as they were sorely behind the times. Indians were still using spears, axes, and bows and arrows at a time when Europeans possessed rifles, pistols, cannons, etc.
On a related note, Europeans had huge sailing ships...Indians had canoes. Europeans had wood-frame and brick homes, with windows, fireplaces, etc....Indians had teepees and mudhuts. Europeans had written language, libraries, schools, universities...Indians had nothing even close.
In the words of Darwin - "survival of the fittest". Indians couldn't compete, unfortunately for them.
2006-06-09 22:00:32 · answer #3 · answered by AF 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before colonist arrived, Indians were peaceful people, hunters and gatherers, some tribes or nations were very technologically advanced for example teh Mayas in Mexico, they had their calendar, numeric system and they were excellent builders, they fight among them but for territories like other people in another regions of the worl, it was not just to kill people or because they were wqarriors.
2006-06-09 20:05:31 · answer #4 · answered by pelancha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were good at fighting but the white people had guns
2006-06-09 20:02:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were good, just someone came with better weapons.....
2006-06-09 23:42:03 · answer #6 · answered by wayladuley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋