Specifically, no rum or hard liquor “in pain of having their houses pulled down.” There was also restrictions about selling the Indians more than five pounds of gunpowder and lead. These two drastically different time periods and accounts clearly portray the two opposing viewpoints of the colonists. The similarities and differences between the two perspectives of the two accounts, the conflict between the Indians and the colonists, and the reliability of the accounts will be examined and thoroughly …show more content…
Only twenty Indians made it out alive while the English bringing home their wounded had only sixteen survivors. This battle left both sides to mourn loss and left the English to celebrate their partial victory. Contrary to Lovewell and his men, James Kenny did not directly battle the Indians in warfare. However he did have confrontations with the Natives. Kenny owned a trading post near Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania. This trading post was very close to Indian territory, the French and Indian war was winding down and he was in the middle of it. The trading post was located in a fort which was surrounded and protected by water. As the seasons went on the walls became less supported this led to anxious feelings amongst the residents. Trading regulations were set in place to protect the English from the Natives. This included selling rum or hard liquor and from renting or selling property such as horses or housing. All the way to limiting the amount of lead and gunpowder sold to the Indians. These regulations created even more animosity between the Natives and the