The population of the Thirteen States was not homogeneous in political views and attitudes Loyalties and allegiances varied widely within regions and communities and even within families and sometimes shifted during the course of the Revolution. .
Some tribes held people as captive slaves late in the 19th century for instance "Ute Woman" was a Ute captured by the Arapaho and later sold to a Cheyenne She was kept by the Cheyenne to be used as a prostitute to serve American soldiers at Cantonment in the Indian Territory She lived in slavery until about 1880 She died of a hemorrhage resulting from "excessive sexual intercourse". .
Gabriel Tremblay Health Economist