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

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2
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how did manifest destiny encourage their beliefs

A

brought settlers into contact with native Americans

the two structures were incompatible

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3
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how was their religion practices different

A

white settlers were christian mainly

native Americans were complex and different

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4
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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

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5
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what were native Americans viewed as by 1840

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a ‘problem’ in the way of American advances to the west e.g. mining

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