Manifest destiny was the belief that moving and exploring the west was our god given right and our destiny as Americans.
In 1832 the black hawks rebelled due to the encroachment on black hawk territory by setters. The tribe sought to reclaim their lands and drive back the settler so that the buffalo would once again be aplenty, and the land would be rich. However, the end result of the rebellion was the slaughter of over 200 Native Americans.
The US government polices robbed many Native American groups of their land and forced them to abandon much of their culture. As settlers began to expand west the natives were cornered with nowhere to turn. The result of this was that natives were given two options; fight for their land,