This article explores the lives of the countless “Indian Factors” who straddled Native and European worlds during the eighteenth century. For the most part, these individuals were born of mixed unions between European men and Creek women, and were employed as traders and intermediaries in the deerskin trade and Creek-British politics. However, after the Seven Years’ War, Indian factors triggered a political contest within the Creek Nation, by empowering younger generations of men who challenged micos —the traditional leaders—for authority in their communities. Such tension led to increasing violence with Europeans and contributed to the revolutionary crisis in the South. After 1783, factors again evolved in response to the threat of the United States, this time as voices of Creek sovereignty. All in all, Indian factors embodied the multifaceted definitions and transformative changes that swept the Creek world and the American South during the eighteenth century.

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“印第安因素：克里克民族和美国南部的亲属关系、贸易和权威，1740-1800 年”

本文探讨了 18 世纪跨越本土和欧洲世界的无数“印度因素”的生活。在大多数情况下，这些人出生于欧洲男性和克里克女性之间的混合联盟，并在鹿皮贸易和克里克-英国政治中担任商人和中间人。然而，在七年战争之后，印度因素在克里克民族内部引发了一场政治竞赛，他们赋予年轻一代挑战米科斯（传统领导人）在社区中的权威的权力。这种紧张局势导致与欧洲人的暴力行为日益加剧，并加剧了南方的革命危机。1783 年之后，因素再次演变以应对美国的威胁，这一次是克里克主权的声音。总而言之，