the 2nd amendment- why 2nd?

[Megas Methuselah]

ACIN, Megas Methuselah:

The Proclamtion of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774:

http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/pp/ppa.html
'The Proclamation laid down entirely new and equitable methods of dealing with the Indians. It established a constitutional framework for the negotiation of Indian treaties. As such it has been labelled an "Indian Magna Carta" or and "Indian Bill of Rights".'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_of_1763



Yes, we're dealing with perfidious Albion here. That is, they will rob and kill the natives while claiming they are defending them. However, it was better than what the American colonists had in mind, and eventually in store. Or maybe not, and genocide and etnic cleansing are just that, whatever the orderly manner in which they are performed.
If one must make a hierarchy, then the best course for native Americans was, in order: no white infringement, French, British, American.

I know my own history, than you very much.

EDIT: And I agree with your last statement.