black powder woodland indian tribesThe Native Americans had a quandary in deciding who to back, in what must have seen to them a puzzling civil war. The Indian tribes, or Confederations, were themselves split on whether to join in a war or maintain the peace. As with most complicated conflicts, old alliances, promises and bribes and some vengeance all played their part in deciding which faction to support. The majority of the Indian tribes chose to side with the British forces, who