Were American Indians really slaughtered in the early days.?

Question

Did the government really massacre indians in order for the foundations and democracy of America be formed, or was it through treatys.

Answer 1

yes. Most of the atrocities were started by the Europeans who had a totally different way of viewing ownership of property. Europeans had the idea that " this is my private property and no one has any right to it " while Native Americans have a different attitude as to ownership. Native Americans believe if I need it and someone else has it I get it and if I have it and they need it they have it. Native Americans had no basic concept of private ownership of land like the Europeans. although various tribes had basic control over certain areas of land they did not consider themselves owners of it.

By these two diverse differences in culture conflicts arose and whenever two cultures come into conflict under these circumstances there is going to be atrocities on both sides.

Europeans were infamous for destroying the towns, crops and slaughtering Native Americans and in many instances they murdered innocent women, children and older people. In addition many Europeans killed and slaughtered friendly Native Americans who were peacefully co-existing with the Europeans because the European Military Leaders found it was easier to kill and slaughter those who were peacefully living in their villages rather than chasing after the " hostile " Native Americans who roamed all over the countryside.

Answer 2

It began when Cortez and his conquistadores invaded Mexico and slaughtered the Aztecs. In what is now the United States, many treaties had been made and were attempted to live with, but were seldom kept.

It is truly unfortunate that our American Indian was subjugated as it turned out, but humanity is seldom forgiving. America could have never fully developed having much of it inhabited by coup-counting, horse-riding Indians because, for the most part, the Indian Nations could not grow beyond the culture and traditions they had long enjoyed through the centuries.

I don't like how the Indian was subjugated, but I understand why it happened. A better understanding might come to those willing to read 1 Nephi 13 in the Book of Mormon. God had a purpose for this great country and that was to bring about the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For that to be done, this country had to be prepared to receive and follow it.

Answer 3

well first off im surprised at the answers you have.

the US government would make treatys with indians, but the majority of them were broken by the US.

there were massacre's yes, lots of them.
some were more just plain fights, but fighting none-the-less.

some of the military even gained a reputation solely by massacring the women and children, prime example (you'll all recognise this name) george custer - nick named the indian killer.

take for example the fort laramie treaty, that was broke by the US, and so was the second fort laramie treaty, this eventually led to a war.

if you had been promised no-one would go on your land, and the next month it was swarming with people climbing your holy land and effectively stealing from you, wouldnt you be violent?

this is what happened when the black hills were promised to the indians, and no-one was allowed there, but, when (guess who) george custer discovered there was gold there by sending a prospector a massive gold rush occured. it was well within the indians rights to attack the miners, but the US sent the army in to protect them, which escalated into war.

the indians were then FORCED into reservations, and then into smaller reservations, this wouldnt have been done with treaty's, because no indian would sign it, they were forced theyre because the army rounded them up and put them there, where they were starved, as little provisions were given out.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

This will be a tough one for many to answer; because it seems that the many of different cultures that come to this country and scream racism over and over and over. NO ONE ever really addresses the worst Political slaughter of innocent life!!!!!!!!!!! I have always felt for the Indians, and I admired their culture; before we totally obliterated it. We could have learned so much from them, but because of being greedy for money and land we killed innocent lives, and what I think to be a very beautiful culture and way of living!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

This is probably earlier than you are talking about.

i think interaction between Amercan Indians and Europeans started off pretty bloody.

When Erik landed in Vinland, one of the first things he did was kill some of the people he found there. (If the sagas can be believed as a historical source)

Answer 7

It actually began long before Cortez invaded Mexico. Check your facts on Columbus. Also, there is evidence that the U.S. army used primitive biological war, sending blankets infected with small pox to Native American settlements during the early- to mid-1800's.

Answer 8

yes the government did... They even performed germ warfare by deliberately giving the native americans blankets in the winter. Blankets that had been used by people with measles and they knew these blankets would be used by all, women and children included

Answer 9

Some people believe that as much as 80% of the indigenious population was killed by disease alone. Estimated Native American population prior to the European invasion was 12 million; after that it was about 237 thousand.

Answer 10

Slaughters were few and far between. More Indians slaughtered whites than the other way around.We just pushed and pushed until we got the land.