I'm thinking specifically of the French and British, and then the British and Americans, and, finally, the Canadian British and Americans.
I'd assume that by the time that the European powers came in contact in the South and Southwest, the Natives would have understood at least some of the difference between French, British, and Spanish.
How about Portugal and Spain?
Spain, England, and Russia?
Obviously, there would be a difference based on culture and location, but can anyone provide a rough timeline?
Did Scottish Panama last long enough to make an impression on the locals?
Thank you.
Early. The Pequot War was fought between the English and the Pequot beginning in 1636. The Pequot had allied themselves with the Dutch in New Netherland (New York), while the English had allied themselves with the Mohegan. And this was just twelve years after the Dutch had started their permanent settlement; sixteen years after Plymouth had been founded.
There might be evidence of natives knowing the difference even earlier--Quebec had been founded in 1608, so area residents may have known the difference between the French and the English once the English arrived in 1620, but I am unfamiliar with that era. Maybe somebody else can chime in.