184 Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

Earlyrepublic, History, Benfranklin, Society & Culture, Warforindependence, Earlyamericanrepublic, Earlyamericanhistory, Education, Colonialamerica, Americanrevolution, Ushistory, Benjaminfranklin

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🗓️ 1 May 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Early North America was a place rife with violent conflict. Between the 17th and 19th centuries we see a lot of conflict between different Native American peoples, Native American peoples and colonists, colonists from one empire versus colonists from another empire, settlers from one state quarreling with settlers from another state, and in the 19th century, we also see strife between Americans, Canadians, and Mexicans.

Today, we’re going to explore some of the causes of the violent conflict that took place in early America by looking specifically at Native America and the ways Native Americans used guns to shape their lives and the course of North American colonial and indigenous history.

Our guide for this exploration is David J. Silverman, a professor of history at George Washington University and the author of Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America.

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0:00.0	Ben Franklin's World is a production of the
0:02.0	O'Mohandro Institute.
0:04.0	Welcome to Ben Franklin's World.
0:07.0	Podcasts About Early American History with Liz Covert.
0:11.0	The study of history is key to understanding who we are and how we can affect the better future.
0:16.0	Van Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our present day world.
0:23.8	And now here's your host, Liz Koval.
0:26.6	Hello and welcome to episode 184 of Ben Franklin's
0:31.0	world, the podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our early American past have shaped the present day world we live in.
0:40.0	Early North America was a place wife with violent conflict.
0:43.8	Between the 17th and 19th centuries,
0:45.8	we find a lot of conflict between different Native American peoples,
0:49.6	Native American peoples and colonists.
0:51.8	Colonists from one European Empire versus the colonists from
0:54.9	another European Empire, settlers from one American state versus settlers from
0:59.2	another American state. Plus in the 19th century we also see a lot of conflict between Americans, Native Americans,
1:06.2	Canadians, and Mexicans.
1:08.8	Today, we're going to explore some of the causes of the violent conflicts that took place in early America by looking
1:14.1	specifically at Native America and the ways that Native Americans use guns to shape their lives
1:19.8	in the course of North American colonial and indigenous history.
1:24.2	Our guide for this exploration is David J Silverman, a professor of history at George Washington
1:29.1	University and the author of Thundersticks, Fire and the violent transformation of Native America.
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