Question

Question

Why was the fighting on the frontier in the Revolution especially destructive?

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Responses

Native Americans and settlers attacked British forces at Fort Vincennes, Indiana.
Native Americans and settlers attacked British forces at Fort Vincennes, Indiana.

Native Americans attacked colonial settlements, and settlers killed neutral Native Americans.
Native Americans attacked colonial settlements, and settlers killed neutral Native Americans.

British forces and their allies attacked Native American settlements at Cahokia.
British forces and their allies attacked Native American settlements at Cahokia.

British forts and colonial settlements were attacked by Native Americans.

Answer 1

The most accurate response would be:

Native Americans attacked colonial settlements, and settlers killed neutral Native Americans.

This answer reflects the complex dynamics of the Revolutionary War frontier, including the involvement of Native Americans in the conflict and the brutal violence that occurred between differing groups, including settlers killing Native Americans who did not take a side.