Too bad you can't play as the French in that situation. Maybe one of Native allies is named Magua
Long as he's not guarding my noblemen's daughters through the woods, we are good :P (If you don't know what movie the above quote refers to, it's a good Empire Total War Period piece )


Well I think it's good. I'm wondering though, and this is probably not true but if you can choose which year you actually fully go independent. Almost a situation like the Teutonic Campaign playing as Lithuania. Where there are unique benefits for being a British Colony you will lose when you go independent, but benefits gained when you do become it. So for instance you may want to keep british on your side till the natives are pushed back firmly, before declaring indepedence.

Then again it may just be a date-event, type situation, which is what I assume.