White Attitudes to Native Americans Flashcards
1
Q
what did settlers believe they should do
A
they had a duty to civilise them as their traditions and customs were completely alien to white settlers
2
Q
how did manifest destiny encourage their beliefs
A
brought settlers into contact with native Americans
the two structures were incompatible
3
Q
how was their religion practices different
A
white settlers were christian mainly
native Americans were complex and different
4
Q
what did manifest destiny justify
A
the destruction of Native American culture as it was willed by god that the dominance of white anglo saxons were inevitable
5
Q
what were native Americans viewed as by 1840
A
a ‘problem’ in the way of American advances to the west e.g. mining
