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Who did sam Houston use to stop native American raids?

Sam Houston made a deal with the Native Americans. Native Americans would stop raiding Texas settlements while Texas was settling in to being a free country and trying to annex the US as long as they could stay in Texas.


What was general andrew jacksons response to the raids on georgia coming from pirates fugitive slaves and native americans in florida?

attacked destroyed their villages and overthrew the spanish governor


How did the us government deal with native americans?

The policy of the Native Americans was one of genocide, and removal. The unwritten policy was a " good Indian, was a dead one" and everything was done to make sure that was true. Native Americans were removed from homelands, killed in raids on villages, given blankets with smallpox on them, starved, walked to death, hung, placed in camps and reservations, taken to schools away from families, and lied to.


Did native Americans fight the American war?

If by war you mean "armed conflict in the cause of property, territory, insults, etc.," then the answer is emphatically YES! Native Americans lived in a very dynamic tribal environment wherein there was little central control and numerous opportunities for inter-tribal rivalries and raids to capture slaves, sacrifices (for good luck, good hunting etc.,) new bloodlines for mating, trade conflicts, hunting grounds, and so on. The questioner should refer to "The Barbarous Years, Bernard Bailyn, 2012, for several detailed chapters on Native Americans on the east coast, their language, alliances, lifestyle and encounters with the first European settlers.


Who stood against the cruel treatment of native Americans?

No one cared about the Native Americans. The government policy was a " good Indian" was a dead one and they did anything they could to kill tribes. Some of the things that were done were blankets that had disease, killed off herds of buffalo that were used by plains tribes, the killing and raids on camps killing women, children, and men, removal from ancestral lands to reservations, and the removal of children to government schools.

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Who did sam Houston use to stop native American raids?

Sam Houston made a deal with the Native Americans. Native Americans would stop raiding Texas settlements while Texas was settling in to being a free country and trying to annex the US as long as they could stay in Texas.


Was the Iroquois the biggest group?

No. They are a tribe, a nation and North America was the home to millions of Native Americans until they were killed by disease, starvation, removal from Native lands, and murdered by settlers and military raids on villages.


What was general andrew jacksons response to the raids on georgia coming from pirates fugitive slaves and native americans in florida?

attacked destroyed their villages and overthrew the spanish governor


How did the us government deal with native americans?

The policy of the Native Americans was one of genocide, and removal. The unwritten policy was a " good Indian, was a dead one" and everything was done to make sure that was true. Native Americans were removed from homelands, killed in raids on villages, given blankets with smallpox on them, starved, walked to death, hung, placed in camps and reservations, taken to schools away from families, and lied to.


What came first viking raids or trading?

viking raids


How did the british responded to raids on their ship?

the British responded to the raids on their ships because they captured americans ships and faced them into the british navy.


What are some problems cowhands faced during the great western cattle trail?

some problems were the bad weather,risky river crossing,stampedes occasional attacks from native americans,and raids from cattlethieves,called rustlers


What was life for cowhand during cattle drive?

it was rough because cowhands went through bad weather, risky river crossing, stampedes, occasional attacks from native americans, and raids from cattle thieves, called rustlers.


What was life for cowhands during the cattle drive?

it was rough because cowhands went through bad weather, risky river crossing, stampedes, occasional attacks from native americans, and raids from cattle thieves, called rustlers.


What were The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by?

Starvation, Disease, and frequent Indian raids.


Did native Americans fight the American war?

If by war you mean "armed conflict in the cause of property, territory, insults, etc.," then the answer is emphatically YES! Native Americans lived in a very dynamic tribal environment wherein there was little central control and numerous opportunities for inter-tribal rivalries and raids to capture slaves, sacrifices (for good luck, good hunting etc.,) new bloodlines for mating, trade conflicts, hunting grounds, and so on. The questioner should refer to "The Barbarous Years, Bernard Bailyn, 2012, for several detailed chapters on Native Americans on the east coast, their language, alliances, lifestyle and encounters with the first European settlers.


What did the militia that Stephen f Austin formed do?

defended the colonists against Native Texan raids.