Reddit reviews Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World
We found 4 Reddit comments about Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
The idea of a confederacy of states. Benjamin Franklin took this idea from the Iroquois Confederacy of what is now upstate New York (approximately) and presented it to the states as a way to have both independent existence as states and as part of a larger group -- the United States of America organized first under the Articles of Confederation. The national government turned out to be not strong enough and so the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the United States Constitution a decade later. For more, much more, read the book Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World. http://www.amazon.com/Indian-Givers-Native-Americans-Transformed/dp/0307717151
Jack Weatherford is a great read. I'll second this recommendation and I'll vouch for his Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World as well.
"Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World" -- Jack Weatherford
chapter 8: The Founding Indian Fathers
[edit - also chapter 7: Liberty, Anarchism, and the Noble Savage]
https://www.amazon.com/Indian-Givers-Native-Americans-Transformed/dp/0307717151/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=9D35505VNHSMH2F02NBQ
https://www.amazon.com/Indian-Givers-Native-Americans-Transformed/dp/0307717151/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543114342&sr=8-1&keywords=indian+givers