WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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How did Native Americans and white settlers differ in their beliefs about western lands?
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Native Americans believed using the land to farm was disrespectful, white settlers believed hunting on the land was immoral.
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Native Americans promoted the reservation system as a way to divide the land, white settlers believed it would be hurtful.
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Native Americans believed the land was sacred, white settlers believed it should be used for profit.
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Native Americans believed it was acceptable to use violence to defend the land, white settlers promoted non-violent tactics.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Native Americans believed land belonged to the community, not to individuals. They didn’t own land the ways homesteaders conceived of ownership. This conceptual difference raised conflicts between settlers and Native Americans. The Homestead Act increased the number of people in the western United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -White settlers viewed nature as a resource to produce wealth native Americans believed they were a part of nature and it was sacred.
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