Discuss white-indian relations from the colonial period through mid nineteenth century?

Answer 1

When white settlers first began to come to the Americas, tribes reacted on either a friendly or hostile basis. A main issue was ideology. While the European settlers believed in staking a claim and owning land, in the Native American culture, there was no ownership of land. As more settlers began coming, this problem intensified, with natives and whites attacking each other's villages. Once the Revolutionary War had been fought and won, natives were pushed further west as the United States expanded its property claims. Hostile reactions from the natives over their land being seized led to the Indian Removal Acts, and the infamous Trail of Tears.