Hmm Ethinity and Race crossing my fingers :O
The American colonists were eager to keep the Native American nations out of the mix when it came to the war with the British. The Native Americans could have looked at this as an opportunity to cause trouble for the white colonists and take advantage of the situation. Or the colonists could have looked at the Native American nations as potential allies and made promises to them if they assisted in the war effort. But the colonists appealed to native nations with a message of friendship -- not asking them to join in war against Britain, but also that they not act against the colonists' cause.
The quoted speech, by the way, was addressed to these Native American nations: <span>Mohawks, Oneidas, Tusscaroras, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senekas.</span>
<span>they opposed it because they feared the revolution would spread</span>
