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DBQ: Native Americans-White Relations, 1800-1850
AP US History
DBQ: Native Americans-White Relations, 1800-1850 In the time period of 1800-1850 white Americans expanded across the vast lands on the western side of the continent and regularly encountered conflict with various Indian nations. In these documents, interactions for the various Indian nations were subjected to different cultivation between each tribe per say that there were responses that filled different needs and demands. Some tribes provided benefits such as agriculture and household manufacture and produced the idea that settlements to be blended and conform into one people. Other interactions created conflict because some of our land purchases were not 100% in compliance with the constitution. Yet some Indian nations were highly influenced by leaders such as Tecumseh for which they understood his implied meanings with obedience and respect. These primary sources of information give a great insight to the goals of the whites and their encounters
The businesses to furnish clothing and subsistence to the Indians became highly insufficient however the promotion of agriculture and household manufacture were essential. The goals of the whites were to settle as much land possible for their nation called for it with an exponentially increasing population. Acting upon a coincidence of interests these promotions will “enable them to live on much smaller portions of land, and, indeed, will render their vast forests useless” ex Doc. A. These forests found useless and disadvantageous for they are “learning to do better on less land, our increasing numbers will be calling for more land” ex Doc. A. In Ultimate concession the best possible outcome would be to “blend together, to intermix and become one people” for that we can continue expansion without conflict.
Another response of the interactions was the idea that the Indians could be granted an annuity to guarantee growth towards the cultivation of their lands. The governor wished for the Native

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