Sept 10 Notes (Settlers vs Native Americans)
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Non-Indians viewed frontier as open for development, but Indians lived there for centuries
The West was NOT Empty
Starting in 1812, all Eastern tribes were forced West of the Mississippi River
Indian Removal Policy
By 1850, few tribes were left in the East
Different views of landSettlers & Indians
Clashed
Settlers argued that land was theirs to claim, since Indians had done nothing to “improve it”
Indians believed land could not be owned
Settlers & RRs killed buffalo population, angering Indians
Settlers & Indians Clashed
1.Go to a RESERVATION (federal land set aside for a Native American tribe)
Options for Indians
1.Go to a RESERVATION (federal land set aside for a Native American tribe)
Options for Indians
2. ASSIMILATE (adopt the beliefs & culture of Whites)
1.Go to a RESERVATION (federal land set aside for a Native American tribe)
Options for Indians
2. ASSIMILATE (adopt the beliefs & culture of Whites)
3. RESIST the settlersGENOCIDE ~ extermination of a racial/ethnic group
By 1890, most tribes signed treaties with the govt. to live on reservations
Options for Indians
Govt. also promised to provide supplies each year