1. A. increased encroachment of white settlers onto American Indian lands
D. violence against American Indians
The Homestead Act was an act that had the purpose to motivate the people to move into the land on the west, develop it, thus expand the influence of the country and contribute to its political and economic interests. In order to motivate the people, the government was giving them enormous amounts of land for very small fees. What the people needed to do was to plant crops on the land and build permanent shelter, and remain on it for at least five years in order to get it officially. This also meant more injustice for the Indians. The Indian tribes were forced out of their lands, so they were forced to move into areas that didn't had good living conditions. Some tribes were not willing to leave their land, and that caused violence toward them, as the government wanted to get that land by any cost.
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1. Treaty of Medicine Lodge moves Indians to a region that is now Oklahoma.
<em>2.</em> First Treaty of Laramie orders that Indians move out of the path of white settlement (1868)
<em>3.</em> Indians are forced out of the Black Hills region when gold is discovered (1876)
<em>4.</em> The Dawes Act terminates tribal ownership of most reservation lands. (1887)
The interests of the American government very often were going against the interest and well being of the Native Americans. Numerous acts have been implemented, but also some treaties, as well as using force in order to get to what is wanted. This has usually been ending up very badly for the Native Americans. The Treaties of Medicine Lodge and Treaties of Laramie forced the Native Americans away from their lands, effectively stilling and invading it, while they have been pushed into other, not so good areas. The discovery of gold in the Black Hills region too caused problems, as lot of people rushed into it in hope to get rich, which made the natives unhappy, so conflicts emerged, resulting in a treaty which was again bad for the natives. The Dawes Act effectively stripped the natives of owning their tribal lands, and it all fell under the governing of the United States, meaning that they officially became foreigners in their own traditional land.
3. C. converting to Christianity
The Native Americans had it very had for a long time after the white settlers came on their lands. Being inferior in technology, military, and in numbers, the natives were forced to give up on lot of things, including their lands and their traditions. Over time, being heavily outnumbered and having no political power whatsoever, they started to assimilate, some forcefully, some willingly. One of the traits that lot of the natives adopted through he assimilation was the religion of the white settlers, the Christianity. Lot of Native Americans have become followers of the Christian faith, resulting in further destruction of their traditional culture and beliefs. Another trait of the assimilation is the English language, which has been adopted and has become the primary language of communication, but also the way of behavior, way of dressing etc.
4. D. The U.S. government came to condemn the incident because so many women and children were murdered
The Sand Creek Massacre was an organized attack on several Native American tribes by the military of the United States. Lot of people were killed, with the numbers ranging anywhere from 70 up to 500, including even women and children. This cruelty by the US government and military understandably angered the Native Americans that were attacked, and they were seeking for revenge. This resulted in unification between several tribes in order to get back to the white settlers, so relatively large army was assembled, and numerous attacks were performed over the white settlers. In these attacks, the Native Americans killed men, women, and children, and showed no mercy in order to get their revenge. This led to panic and lot of fear among the white settlers, as they saw that the natives are not helpless and that they can strike back ferociously. Eventually, the US government condemned the incident, despite it being involved in it at the first place. The reason for this was that they didn't thought that during the attack, apart from soldiers, lot of women and even children got murdered, so they tried to fix their mistake, though it was already too late.
