Overview Of The Natchez Indians

The Natchez are a southeastern native tribe located along the lower Mississippi. The Natchez were first seen by De Soto’s men as they fled down the Mississippi and were described as warrior boatmen. As the French moved close to the Natchez in the early 1700’s tensions began to rise and action took. French and Indians: In the Heartland of North America, 1630-1815 and The Natchez Indians: A History to 1735 give similar accounts about the Natchez and their relations with the French and their ultimate demise was met. Even though the books describe the Natchez massacre and the French retaliation similar, but there are several differences such as: type of sources used, interpretation of details, and connections between the books.
The first book was The Natchez Indians: A History to 1735 by James F. Barnett Jr. The book begins with the description of the first contact that the Spanish had with the Natchez Indians. In detail, the book describes the warrior boatmen that chased De Soto’s men down the Mississippi river (Barnett, pg. 6-14). As the

On November 28, 1729, what seemed like a friendly visit turn into a blood bath. According to the text, the Natchez attacked and killed white men, women and children with less than a fourth of the men escaping. The tensions leading to the conflict begin with settlers began to move closer to the Natchez land. As more and more settlers begin to move the lower Mississippi, the Natchez felt as if their land was being slowly moved onto by the settlers. To add onto the tensions, new settlers did not respect or try to learn about their Native neighbors. This refusal and ignorance of the Natchez culture and greetings lead to the Natchez to feel disrespected. The attack on the settlers, according to the book, was thought to be inter-tribal and part of a larger picture that included that possibly of another European Superpower, the