Sorry for the delayed inter tribal wars post, I was having some technical posting difficulty, but here it is:

Inter-tribal Wars

Thesis-" Comanche Empire took advantage of European technologies, goods, and hospitality to expand their Empire to be able to indirectly impose their authority upon rival tribes as a consequence of their power and lifestyle.

"As many Euro-Americans saw it, negotiating with Comanches often meant yielding to their demands or risking a clash with a broad Comanche-led intertribal coalition." pg. 179

"What the Comanches did not do was to reciprocate Spain's generosity. Their recompense was the absence of violence......The peace lasted only as long as gift distributions did... As the gift distributions dwindled, Comanches resumed attacks, raiding and extorting tribute across the colony from the San Saba River to the Rio Grande." pg.184

"Comanche violence was fueled by the gifts, goods, and guns that flowed into Comancheria from the United States. Spanish officials came to believe that it was American markets and American machinations that alienated Comanches from Spainiards and formented the violence in Texas." p.188

Group= Betsy Flood, Jackie Lauder, Tyler F., Telisha Lileton, Tanner Castel, and Samantha Brunner