Salem on History | Indian-white relations: U.S., 1775-1830

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Series: American Indians Ready Reference
Categories: Military History, Economics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Geography
Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Trade, Commerce, Native Americans, American Indians, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Epidemics, Diseases, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Frontier, Pioneers, Demographics, Population, Discrimination, Prejudice
Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Indian History, American Early National History (1789-1815)
Geographical Location: United States
Date: 1775-1830

Article abstract: Following the Declaration of Independence, the fledgling United States was confronted with designing an Indian policy that combined two contradictory objectives: protecting Indians while aiding westward movement of white settlers.

During the two centuries of colonization prior to American independence, Indians had been ineffectual in halting the encroachment of white settlers on tribal lands. Disease, demoralization, alcohol addiction, and wars had tragically diminished native populations. Moreover, Indians lost their principal ally as the...

Salem on History | Indian-white relations: U.S., 1775-1830

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