WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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They believed European customs were better than American Indian customs.
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They were forced to do so by the Supreme Court.
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They hoped it would help them preserve their land.
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They wanted to assimilate into white society.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Native peoples of America had no immunity to the diseases that European explorers and colonists brought with them. Diseases such as smallpox, influenza, measles, and even chicken pox proved deadly to American Indians. Europeans were used to these diseases, but Indian people had no resistance to them.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Europeans tried to convert them because they thought the natives had no God, but how were they to know that when they took no time to learn about the native culture? It is not safe to make assumptions about someone else’s culture when one has not taken the time to get to know it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Native Americans generally greeted the newcomers with cautious hospitality and goodwill. They seem to have been impressed by the Europeans’ technology, particularly their ships, guns, and metal tools, but shocked by their appearance, language, and behavior.
Detailed explanation-4: -All Indians lived in organized societies with political structures, moral codes, and religious beliefs. All had adapted to the particular environments in which they lived. The idea of private land ownership was foreign; land was held communally and worked collectively.