To force the Indians to leave, the General ordered his men to kill their animals and then burn their fields. In 1862, General Carleton ordered the Indians living near the Rio Grande River to relocate, believing that the land where the Indians were staying was filled with gold. The treaty did not last a long time either and the violence escalated once more. Another treaty was signed in the 1860s by the same Indian chief and the tribes even began trading with the soldiers that hunt them in the past. In 1850 for example, a Navaho leader signed a peace treaty with the government but only a few days later the whites attacked the tribe and killed their animals. The author notes that the most tragic event happened in 1890 at Wounded Knee.īefore the events that took place between 18, there were a few Native Americans who tried to make peace with the white settlers. Various tribes rebelled against the white settlers between 18 but almost every time the uprisings ended tragically for the Indians who were defeated time and time again. During the march, entire tribes died and many people perished because of the harsh conditions on the road. The action then moves in 1829 when the president of the United States tried to force all Indians to relocate in a single part of the country. While the Indians tried to fight them off, they were unsuccessful and many tribes were wiped out as a result. In the 17th century, the Dutch came and they conquered various islands inhabited by Native Americans. Another war broke between the English and the Indians lost and the English become more powerful and influential in America.

Next, the British reached the American soil but instead of using violence, they traded with the Indian chiefs who agreed to enslave their own people for money and lands in New England. The same tribe later started a war against the white settlers because they acted with extreme violence towards the Indian tribes.

Columbus described the Indians in derogatory terms and when he returned home he took some Indians with him. The first person to come into contact with the Indians was Christopher Columbus who arrived in San Salvador in the year 1482. In the first chapter of the text, the author gives a brief history of the interactions between the Indians living on American soil and different foreign settlers. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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