THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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American Indians were forced off their lands as more Americans moved into the Louisiana Purchase territory.
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As more Americans settled in western territories American Indians peacefully integrated into American society.
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Many American Indians became wealthy by selling their land to Americans that wanted to settle in the American West.
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American Indians were only allowed to keep their lands if paid a purchase price to the US government that now claimed them.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ultimately, Native people were forcibly moved on to reservations, losing vast acreage of their tribal lands, and the U.S. Government would force them to change their ways of life and try to erase their religions and cultural heritage.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Louisiana Purchase also brought New Orleans into the United States. New Orleans, with its liberal French culture, rapidly developed a strong community of free African Americans which provided a living example of black equality of ability.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Louisiana Purchase was historically important as it scored Jefferson an economic and political victory, raised and answered constitutional questions, helped divide the Union and expand slavery, as well as decimated the Native American population.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: American responses to the Louisiana Purchase were multifaceted. Despite our modern understanding of the Purchase as a terrific deal, many Americans were cynical about it, believing the land to be useless and the money to be wasted, especially those who disliked federal government spending.