Existing comment:
Proposed Indian Nation:
Macdonough's victory of Lake Champlain led the British to drop their demand for the creation of an American Indian Nation (which would have extended British power into the Midwest), allowing negotiations at Ghent to proceed. The British abandonment of the Indians placed them at a major disadvantage in challenging U.S. demands; between 1815-1830 they offered no violent resistance to demands for their lands. |