This paper is an analysis of the development of government policies towards native Americans explaining why each policy was replaced by a new one.
British colonial policies are dated to the new colonies that began in America with the help of Great Britain, the parent country. The colonists created a prosperous economy through hard work based on trade and agriculture eventually governing themselves. The French and Indian war, created less need for colonial British protection and drove in a set of policies that drove the colonies towards their separation. The policies that emerged soon after the war carried on until 1776 when the declaration of independence took place. Before that, British had a set of policies that aimed at alleviating the …show more content…
'right of conquest ' policy of the 1780s/90s, followed closely after the 1776 British policy. According to Klein (201) it is common knowledge that the US acquired from native American tribes millions of territories in form of land by conquest and purchase. This was amongst the initial attempts of the new US to impose their will upon Native Americans swiftly faltered. The first US policy was the post-revolutionary right of conquest after Americans defeated the British. It created an impression that they had defeated their British Indian allies too. This led them to claim from the Indian lands for a right of …show more content…
The U.S. 'civilization program ' of the 1790s/ early 1800s aimed at assimilating Indians to assimilate them into the American life (Luebering 21). The assimilation program included changes that would take place for five decades changing from hunting to farming and individual land ownership to leave surplus for whites. The Indians did not however want to assimilate and offered to voluntary move west. The US senate ratified the New York treaty between the Creek and US in
British colonial policies are dated to the new colonies that began in America with the help of Great Britain, the parent country. The colonists created a prosperous economy through hard work based on trade and agriculture eventually governing themselves. The French and Indian war, created less need for colonial British protection and drove in a set of policies that drove the colonies towards their separation. The policies that emerged soon after the war carried on until 1776 when the declaration of independence took place. Before that, British had a set of policies that aimed at alleviating the …show more content…
'right of conquest ' policy of the 1780s/90s, followed closely after the 1776 British policy. According to Klein (201) it is common knowledge that the US acquired from native American tribes millions of territories in form of land by conquest and purchase. This was amongst the initial attempts of the new US to impose their will upon Native Americans swiftly faltered. The first US policy was the post-revolutionary right of conquest after Americans defeated the British. It created an impression that they had defeated their British Indian allies too. This led them to claim from the Indian lands for a right of …show more content…
The U.S. 'civilization program ' of the 1790s/ early 1800s aimed at assimilating Indians to assimilate them into the American life (Luebering 21). The assimilation program included changes that would take place for five decades changing from hunting to farming and individual land ownership to leave surplus for whites. The Indians did not however want to assimilate and offered to voluntary move west. The US senate ratified the New York treaty between the Creek and US in