Forgotten Founders

Johansen, Bruce E. Forgotten Founders: Benjamin Franklin, the Iroquois, and the Rationale for the American Revolution. Ipswich, MA: Gambit, 1982. Print

In the source Forgotten Founders by Johansen, the views of Native Americans as well as the first pilgrims is talked about thoroughly. As we read about the multiple facts about the Native Americans and how they affected the live of the first pilgrims and helped them survive their first harsh winter in the New World. The source also discusses the idea that much of American government had been compared to the Iroquois federation, and this began as Lewis Henry Morgans idea. The Iroquois believed that much of what the colonies were bringing to the new world were common interest for their federation. The Iroquois also influence certain aspects of the american Government. The source states thats much of American tradition was influenced by the rich Native American democratic tradition in which allowed for many of the American ideas to emerge.