JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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USE THE TEXT TO ANSWER EACH QUESTION BELOWThe differences in culture between those who lived in America (Native Americans) and the newly arrived colonists (Europeans) lead to decades of conflict, mainly over land.After the American Revolution, George Washington believed that the wisest policy was encouraging Native Americans to assimilate into white European/American culture. He thought this would prevent wars and conflict. Some tribes took his advice, most notably the Cherokee. But Washington’s vision proved to be too optimistic. Most white American settlers didn’t care whether Native American’s wore European clothes and went to church. They wanted their land, no matter what. Why did George Washington want Native Americans to assimilate?
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He believed it would prevent future conflict
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he thought white European/American culture was superior
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he thought it would make it easier to acquire their land.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Native Americans sometimes chose to flee rather than accept enslavement by Europeans. Tribes sometimes formed alliances with one another, such as Metacom’s alliance of tribes in New England, in order to resist encroaching European colonial societies.
Detailed explanation-2: -However, some Native American nations chose to support the Revolutionaries, who they considered neighbors and friends. These groups of American Indians believed that if the Revolutionaries were victorious, they would allow them to maintain control over their homelands.
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