Project Questions

1. How much of what McGillivray aspires to achieve seems to be for his personal benefit, and how much of it is for the Creek Confederacy or for American Indians more generally? Use evidence from multiple letters to support your answer.
2. How does the tone of McGillivray’s letters change over time? What does this reveal about the changing situation of the Creek Indians in this time period?
3. Central Question: What do Alexander McGillivray’s letters reveal about American Indians in the Southeast following the American Revolution and their visions for the future of the continent?