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Does the US Government currently have any treaties with the Native Americans?
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∙ 9y ago
Several. Why do you think they don't pay federal or state taxes, state law enforcement agencies have no jurisdiction on reservations, etc? Many of the treaties drafted in the 1800s are still binding.
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What is the statement that best description of the Peace Commission?
It recommended that the U.S. government no longer sign treaties with Native Americans.
Why did native Americans move west?
Native Americans either moved west or were put in removal camps or shot and killed. Many people in removal camps died from disease or were shot and the rest eventually moved west. In Addition: The US Government used either military force or treaties for the removal of Native Americans from their lands in the eastern US because white settlers wanted the land. The Native American tribes agreed to the treaties to appease the government in the hopes of retaining some of their land, and to protect themselves from white harassment.
What does the constitution dictate about US trade with Indian Tribes of Native American nations?
The federal government has the exclusive right to engage in trade with Native Americans and write treaties. The individual states cannot.
How did Native Americans view land treaties?
To Native Americans, no one owned the land- it was there for everyone else to use. Native Americans saw land treaties with Europeans as agreements in which they received gifts, such as blankets, guns, iron tools, or ornaments, in return for which they agreed to share the land for limited time.
What was the main reason Native Americans were forced to fight in over 1000 battles throughout the West between 1861 and 1891?
because of broken treaties with the federal government
The government had acquired over 174 million acres through treaties with?
Native Americans
How many treaties with Native Americans have been broken by the US government?
Every treaty.
By 1857 the government had acquired over 174 million acres through treaties with?
native Americans
Why did the first treaties fall apart with the Native Americans?
All the treaties"fell apart" because the US government failed to honor them or to enforce them.
What King banished Native Americans?
There was not a "king" that banished Native Americans. Native Americans were not ever "banished," because though they were often forced on to reservations by treaties with the U.S. government. Presidents of the United States did this.
Native Americans were not considered to be citizens of the US. The US government negotiated with what tribes prior to 1876?
treaties
What statement is best description of the peace commission?
It recommended that the U.S. government no longer sign treaties with Native Americans.
What is the statement that best description of the Peace Commission?
It recommended that the U.S. government no longer sign treaties with Native Americans.
What was the goal of the treaties between the Native Americans and the colonists?
The goal was to was to remove Native Americans from their lands
What president was mostly responsible for this treatment of native americans moving to the west?
President Andrew Jackson set a president for: Violating Treaties, Enforcing False Treaties and outright Murder of Native Americans. This president continues still today when dealing with Native Americans.
Why did native Americans join confederate forces in the west?
Because the native Americans signed treaties with the confederacy outside of the war in the west.
Why did native Americans join confederate forces in west?
Because the native Americans signed treaties with the confederacy outside of the war in the west.
