The Native Americans that were here when we arrived used the land for everyting. They respected it, but didn't "own" it with money. It was just their territory. Then settlers came along and basically said "We're better than you...we're taking all your land." So we shot them to get them off land that we bought with money and had no real respect for. For settlers, it was all about expanding our country and trade. But we didn't even care about the actual land at all. The natives did. Why? Because THEY were actually the better of the species.
Now, does it make any sense that we should have this land?
2007-03-26 13:04:47 · 3 answers · asked by Savannah 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It is unjust that those settlers misunderstood how the land was being used, unjust that they commonly saw the American natives (and other non-Europeans) as subhuman, and unjust that the diseases they (mostly unintentionally) brought with them decimated the native population. That being said, we cannot change the past, but must merely learn to live with it. Would it be just to evict those currently living on the land (who most likely have no connection at all to these original settlers, and may in fact have some native blood)? Would it be just to confiscate the property and livelihoods of millions to benefit the small minority of those currently declaring themselves members of Native tribes?
2007-03-26 13:54:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Savannah i was kind like you when i was young and i come to see what was all about Indians and cowboys and American freedom and all this money and i don't want to say something against this country because it's all baloney and the freedom was to kill an native American and don't have to be punished ...and take whatever he had.. and they did that in the name of Jesus...
2007-03-26 13:18:21 · answer #2 · answered by eviot44 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have to consider the fact that at this time they thought "might makes right" meaning that if you were powerful, it was your duty to bring civilization, culture, and religion to the more "backwards" people.
also, today native americnans are like 1% of the country, so it'd be difficult having them run it :/
2007-03-26 13:09:48 · answer #3 · answered by Bronk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋