How could have American History turned out differently in regards to the American Indians?

Answer 1

Native American history is colored with hundreds of small victories that have staved off the oppression of the US government. This has been achieved by treaty and legal wrangling. This has been achieved by war, usually through the unification of several different Native American nations. In some rare cases, a single nation was able to push back US settlers or soldiers for a time.

In most cases, the government would wait a generation and then ignore the treaty, divide the alliances, or attack and subjugate these nations after the war veterans have reached old age. After that was massacre or relocation to reservations.

If the Native Americans had joined together in force, they might have maintained their land and sovereignty. If the Native Americans had persuaded the other nations of world to accept them as sovereign nations, they might have been able to use that influence to defend their claims.

Manifest destiny was won with treaty and bloodshed, usually in combination. If the Native Americans wanted to maintain their way of life, each nation should never had traded or dealt with European invaders.