Comparing Red Jacket And Benjamin Franklin

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Red Jacket and Franklin have very similar arguments when it comes to defending the native Americans. Red Jacket claims that the “Great Spirit has made us all, but He has made a great difference between his white and red children. He has given us different complexions and different customs” (Jacket,1809/2013, p.231) is making the inference that the Great Spirit created them differently for a reason, he also makes the inference that they worship the same Great Spirit, but in different ways. Just like Red Jacket, Benjamin Franklin Identifies that they are made differently. Benjamin Franklin states that “they have acquired great order and decency” (Franklin, 1784/2013, p.245) Instead of immediately dismissing them as being different, he recognizes