What does "the french-indian enemies had been sold arms by albany entrepreneurs loyal onlytotheir ledger books

Question

I'm doing American History at uni and came across this in the text book. does it mean to sell ammunitions by albany to the french-indians?

thanks

Answer 1

You are likely referring to the French and Indian War where the French and the Indians were allies against the British and colony residents. If so, this 'could' meant that some in Albany who were part of the British and Colonies sold arms to the enemies (French and Indians) simply to make money (adding to the assets of their ledger books) without regard to the fact that they were abetting the enemies of the British and Colonials.

Is this true? I don't know for sure but it could be and the reason may not be as simple as the question and (my) answer imply. In the border regions (and Albany could be considered as border) loyalties were mixed as they were in the ensuing revolution.

Answer 2

It meant that self-employed people in Albany, more concerned with their pocketbooks than anything else, sold arms to the French and Indians during the French/Indian War.

Chow!!

Answer 3

The French Indians were a tribe....they were sold guns and ammunitions by the Albany (a town) Entrepeneurs (people new in business who wanted to make money fast with new ideas on how to make it).....who only wanted to make money and were only loyal to their bank books basically! They had no morals in other words...any cash would do...no thought of what the guns would do to people and life......sort of like the drug dealers of today!

Answer 4

Okay! During the Revolution, the French supported the revolutionary side and helped them win their Independence.

Arms dealers in Albany, who might best have been described as 'loyalists' [supporters of the King], may well have sold arms to Indians who were hostile to the French, or in other words, enemies of the Revolution.

The Revolution is a massive subject and it was extremely bloody resulting in a lot of death and serious injury.

Try visiting with Captain George Fishley, who was at or near Valley Forge as a young man, with as he says, neither shoes nor stockings.

As I Please - The Revolutionary Eyes of George FishleyCaptain George Fishley stares into the camera, his tiny eyes almost lost in gray, ... "Capt. George Fishley is 90 years on his birthday June 11, 1850. ...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/arts/please112402.html

Who exactly helped finance the Continental Army? The British public who purchased Josiah Wedgewood's porcelain broaches of the heads of the various revolutionaries. Part of the profits from the sale of these cameo broaches, was used to help finance the Continental Army.

In UK at the time of the Revolution, public opinion was divided down the middle, 50/50 in support and opposition to it.

Answer 5

Albany ,Albion sounds like the dastardly Brits again ( The only People in the world who ever did any thing wrong The only ones who sometimes own up to it)

Answer 6

some American business people in Albany NY sold guns and ammo to the enemy.

Answer 7

Good luck in your project,I think the Arm dealers sold ammunitions to who ever pay for it, same as they are doing it now

Answer 8

Confuzzled is right except its not a tribe but the French & their 'Indian' allies.

Answer 9

That's about right..."weapons" instead of "ammunition", though