Mistreat The Native American Indians

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There were many conditions that allowed for early Americans to mistreat the Native American Indians, two of them being the supposedly superior culture of Americans, and the differences in the culture of the Native American Indians. During the time of the Indian removal, Americans had an established government, a set of laws, and advanced technology. They looked at the Native American Indians and saw a people that hunted with bows and arrows, that didn’t have any rules or laws, and that were wild and ruthless, with no government to keep them in check. The reality was that some Native American Indian tribes had recently established a government and adopted a constitution, but the white people of America saw them as uncivilized savages. This allowed

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