Creating the United States
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Americans Seek Native American Allies
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In July 1776 representatives of the Massachusetts government met with delegates from the Native American tribes of St. John's and Micmac Indians. Some of the Indians agreed to help defend the Maine region from attacks by British forces and their Indian allies from Canada and New York.