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Indian tribes allied with the British and had committed treason in the eyes of many Americans!
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The government cheated the Indians out of their land through a variety of methods. These included broken treaties, forced removals such as the Trail of Tears, and fraudulent land deals. Additionally, the government often used military force to remove Native Americans from their ancestral lands and opened up the land for settlement by white settlers.
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What reason did the US government have for pushing the american indians west?
They wanted to own the land.
What is the role of government in the westward expansion?
One of the things that the government did was to provide protection against Indians. The government also provided large land grants for the railroads.
Why were many American Indians angry with the British?
Because the British gave away land to the colonists which actually was not their land (it was the Indians' land)
Why did Andrew Jackson force the Indians off their land?
Jackson did not personally take any Indian land. He did persuade the Creeks after he defeated them in a war which they started, to cede some of their land to the US government. Why? Because he thought the government could make better use of it and to punish them for warring against the United States.
Why were the Indians forced to move in the Trail of Tears?
The whites wanted more land and Andrew Jackson hated the Indians. The army forced the Cherokee to move west. The trail they used was called the Trail of Tears.
Why did the government make treaties with the Indians?
To buy the Indian's land at a cheep price.
Did conflicts arise between the US government and the Plains Indians because the Indians wanted to live on reservation land and farm?
Yes, conflicts arose between the US government and the Plains Indians because the Indians wanted to live on reservation land and farm. In 1851, in the First Fort Laramie Treaty, the American government guaranteed the Plains Indians that they would be left alone in their reservations, but this treaty was not honored.
What has the author Richard Chase Smith written?
Richard Chase Smith has written: 'The dialectics of domination in Peru' -- subject(s): Amuesha Indians, Campa Indians, Government relations, Indians of South America, Land tenure, Planning, Rural Land use 'The Amuesha-Yanachaga project, Peru' -- subject(s): Amuesha Indians, Government relations, History, Indians of South America, Land tenure, Peru, Planning, Rural Land use
What reason did the US government have for pushing the american indians west?
They wanted to own the land.
Why were the Indians forced off their reservation?
They were forced off because the government wanted their land.
What is an area of land where the US government forced American Indians to live?
An Indian Reservation.
In 1874 the US Government forced the Indians off this land after gold was discovered there The land was in South Dakota?
The Black Hills
What is the role of government in the westward expansion?
One of the things that the government did was to provide protection against Indians. The government also provided large land grants for the railroads.
In dealing with the Cherokee the state governments refused to do what?
State governments especially Georgia had whites that hated the Cherokee and wanted their land. They pressured the federal government to take land titles from the Indians and remove the Indians.
When dealing with the Cherokee the state governments refused to?
State governments especially Georgia had whites that hated the Cherokee and wanted their land. They pressured the federal government to take land titles from the Indians and remove the Indians.
Why did the us government want treaties with the Indians?
So there wouldn't be wars with them and so they had a fair amount of land because the u.s. owned their land.
Why were Indians put onto reserved land in Canada?
Because the government put them into there own native land where there people used to live in peace
