Date of Award
2024
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Bradford J. Wood
Second Advisor
John P. Bowes
Third Advisor
Jon C. Endonino
Abstract
The residents of Lower Shawneetown utilized trade to express independence from colonizing European powers. Unconventionally, the Shawnee articulated their freedom from colonization through direct trade be and diplomacy with European governments in the New and Old Worlds. The dynamics of trade in Lower Shawneetown were volatile, reflecting changes in Shawnee conceptualization of independence. European traders did not understand their actions through Shawnee colonial liberation, instead believing Lower Shawneetown trade furthered colonization efforts. Due to this inherent misinterpretation of Shawnee trade practices, European powers frequently engaged in hostilities against each other to court Lower Shawneetown’s favor.
Recommended Citation
Tuggle, Kelsey Grace, "Preserving Shawnee Identity through European Trade: How European Trade in Lower Shawneetown Expressed Indigenous Independence" (2024). Online Theses and Dissertations. 830.
https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/830
