Question

Many indian tribes were divided during the war of independence. some sided with the british while others, such as the _____ sided with the americans.

Answer 1

The correct answer is Oneida.

Oneida were one of the tribes that made up Iroquois Confederacy, which at the beginning of the Revolutionary War tried to stay neutral. But their neutrality quickly disappeared and many tribes joined with the Loyalists and the British while Oneida tribe eventually, after failing to hold on to neutrality, joined the Revolutionary side with which they had good relations.