Conflict Between Indians And Native Americans

Then later in de Las Casas life he realized the way the Native Americans were being treated and killed was wrong. Bartolome then shared Helen Hunt Jackson’s views and both became activists for the Native Americans. Andrew Jackson thought that if they were set apart from the white settlers this would allow them to eventually become a more civilized, interesting community and they would no longer be savages. Although there are over 339 years from the time Bartolome de Las Casas wrote Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies and Helen Hunt Jackson wrote A Century of Dishonor not much seemed to change as far as race relations with the Indians. An author’s view of race relations can change or be influenced by a variety of

Ross related that it was more than just the taking of their land. Those expanding the frontier were acting like barbarians, destroying and pillaging, while the federal government, that had pledged to protect the Indian in exchange for severe limits on their military forces and their foreign relations.” Ross was also pointing out that it was not just encroachment with people attempting to take their land but it was much bigger than that when people were stealing Cherokee property and destroying their stuff. The representatives of the Cherokee complained on a normal basis they were just asking for the US to uphold its part in the many treaties that they signed with the Cherokee

The immediate effect of the Civil War was the relocation of military personnel away from New Mexico, as officers sought to aid the cause back in the eastern states. However, the Civil war would eventually lead to the introduction of two prominent figures responsible for the Long walk; Kit Carson, a veteran Indian fighter, and Colonel James H. Carleton, who had in his prior service fought against the Navajo. Along with the transfer of Carleton came a brigade of California volunteers, the “California Column”, who upon arrival played a part in the Battle of Glorieta Pass 1862, which pushed back a Confederate invasion from Texas. The invasion of Confederate forces into the Southwest had caused a diverted the attention of the Union forces in the area away from the affairs of Native Americans.

Overall, as Philbrick closes out the book the tensions in the Native American tribes and the English colonist would lead to King Phillips War. As we continue in Philbrick’s book he goes in great detail of King Phillip or also known as Metacom the son of Massasoit. Phillip began to grow uneasy with the economic balance between the colonist and the Native Americans. This led Phillip to gain followers to aggravate English settlements but, would not kill any settlers during this time and, Phillip would continuing doing this until the English killed one of his own men. This would start an assault by the Native Americans on the English settlements leaving very few survivors to tell about the horrific events.

As a farmer, James Kelso may not have known much about the savagery that was associated with war, however he would soon learn. After signing up to fight for the Union cause, Kelso recruited men from Cumberland County as well as neighboring areas, to form Company D of the 130th Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Bravery may have seemed like something that was running rampant throughout the countryside considering the number of men that signed up to join both the Union and Confederacy, however war has a way of turning the bravest of men into cowards. The fact that Kelso rallied his town to join the Union provides valuable insight into the close knit nature of the town of Shippensburg.

In December 7, 1829, Jackson sent a letter to Congress and it shows that he was democratic in some area, but not in other area. The letter was about the Native Americans and Indian Removal which was caused by white settlers who wanted Native Americans’ lands. Jackson strongly supported white settlers and decided to force Native Americans to move to the west. He claimed in the letter that Native Americans should move to the west and if they remain they must be subject to their laws. Because Jackson wanted to benefit his people who supported him, he caused Native Americans trouble and eventually killed them by moving them forcefully.

In order to prevent the downfall of their own kind, they asked the Governor of South Carolina to return the members of their tribe that were sent to other nations and for weapons and ammunition to help protect their homeland (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, pg. 129). Being able to turn to the English for useful resources was a good perk for the Chickasaw nation, but the conflict with English enemies was almost unbearable for the native tribe that was left with little to no protection of their

As he grows up he has no choice but to identify himself as an American because of the way that the country was changing. The Ottawas slowly became involved with the American government as they signed more and more treaties. “March 28th, 1836, a treaty was signed at Washington, not with the free will of the Indians, but by compulsion” (Blackbird 23). From this statement it can be assumed that Blackbird is not happy with how the Indians are treated even though they are Americans themselves. Blackbird also describes in his book the intermingling of white culture into his tribe through weapons, liquor, and language.

After many excruciating and bloody battles, one example being the Battle of Horse Show Bend, Native American tribes began to realize they couldn’t defeat Americans in war. Instead they developed a strategy of appeasement. This plan consisted of the Native Americans giving up a large portion of their land, in hopes that they could retain some of it. However, appeasement and resistance did not work. Following, Andrew Jackson convinced congress to pass the Removal Act of 1830.

Further down the road more defensive installments were added: Standish and William Bradford facilitated the making of “a massive, sap-dripping, bark-peeling boundary between [the pilgrims] and the surrounding forest” with a wall. They then built a fort that could hold all of Plymouth in case of emergency. In coming to a new and unknown land there was bound to be danger, and having only 102 people, the Pilgrims couldn’t afford to lose men because of weak defense. They worked hard to make the defense in Plymouth sufficient and they were able to “discourage future Indian threat,” and lost few men to the native tribes in the first few years.

This treaty which was signed as a show of friendship between the two races, and would pose to haunt the Duwamish people in the coming years. This was a key event to the downfall of the Duwamish tribe and it’s implications are discussed below. The first implication that will be examined is the fact that the treaty had promised the Duwamish people that they would receive a reservation from the United States government, which was not fulfilled. The Duwamish people, like other Native tribes, had lived on the same land for generations.

The members of the House of Burgesses, including Governor William Berkeley, rejected many of them from owning the land or any power that came with it. This was due to the fact that the people in power depended on strong relations with the Native American’s and could not risk conflict. Tension soon boiled over and led to a full scale rebellion in which Bacon led a group into Jamestown, burning the capital to ashes. Bacon, himself was killed during the conflict due to disease but had left his mark before passing.

Captain Campbell felt uneasy about the new rules and laws the British had put into place, knowing that this might upset the Native Americans. As tension grew there was talk of how the French and the Spanish were going to unite to push the British out of North America. This talk had gotten many Indians to prepare for war and to choose sides of the war that might become. Chief Pontiac had felt that he must stay loyal to the French who had shown him generosity and kindness.

The people who settled the west were greatly dependent on the US government and the policies they adopted. The settling of the west in the late 19th century was similar to the settlement of the south in the 1830’s. Andrew Jackson drove out the indians so that the valuable land of the south could be secured by white settlers. Once again, the federal government made it possible to settle the west by forcing indians off of their lands. A recurring theme in American history is manifest destiny and the attempt to develop unsettled lands by the federal government.

Soon after becoming president, Jackson passed the former act which called for the relocation of native tribes from their homelands to a designated “Indian territory” in present-day Oklahoma. While Jackson had a clear idea of his plans, he befriended the tribes and promised them prosperity, friendship, and the possibility of becoming civilized children of God. In other words, he, the symbol of reassurance in America, stabbed the backs of all natives. Beyond the question of Jackson 's morality, what was the ultimate reason behind the removal? The answer to this is simple: white settlers wanted to grow and cultivate on Indian lands, and they attained this when the government pushed the natives out of their lands.