USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1869 Grant appointed Lawrie Tatum, a Quaker, as the federal agent in Indian Territory for the Kiowa and Comanche people. Carrying out Grant’s wishes, Tatum planned to teach the Native Americans how to farm and decrease their dependence on hunting.

Detailed explanation-2: -On July 1, 1869, Tatum began his duties “acting in the capacity of governor, legislature, judge, sheriff and accounting officer” for the Kiowa and Comanche Agency at Fort Sill in the Indian Territory (present Oklahoma). Tatum pioneered the government’s efforts to civilize and Christianize the Indians.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Quakers treated the Indians as spiritual equals but cultural inferiors who must learn European ways or perish. They stressed allotment of tribal lands and the creation of individual farms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prior to European settlement of the Americas, Cherokees were the largest Native American tribe in North America.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1869, President Ulysses S. Grant initiated the “Peace Policy” with American Indians, an approach that privileged humane interactions with native peoples and allowed religious groups to run reservations across the American West.