USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

WAR OF 1812

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why were many Indians frustrated after the Treaty of Greenville was signed?
A
The treaty only let them live in the northwestern part of Ohio.
B
The treaty allowed Native Americans the ability to live all over Ohio.
C
The treaty gave the Native Americans freedoms.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Shawnee, Delaware, Iroquois, Miami, Odawa, Wyandot and Mingo saw unspeakable violence committed against their villages during this time period. Over 100 Indian villages were burned and destroyed, leaving an unknown number of civilian casualties.

Detailed explanation-2: -While the U.S. government offered payment in goods for signing the treaty, some Native Americans became dependent on these annuities as the land on which they made their living was taken from them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indians believed that the Treaty of Greenville had guaranteed their remaining lands in the Old Northwest Territory and that the established boundary between the tribes and non-Indian settlement was secured.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 1795 Treaty of Greenville attempted to bring an end to the Northwest Territory Indian Wars, which was a series of skirmishes between Americans and Native Americans in the Northwest Territory.

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