They were forced to move west or north or to live on reservations. The conquest of the western US territory by the American settlers. Colonists sought territories to found cities, to practice agriculture and to explore mines of gold and natural wealth (mainly wood). By 1900, Native Americans in the West were no longer free to roam the plains. Disease and the influx of farmers and miners reduced their numbers and curtailed their way of life. Instances of resistance, such as the Great Sioux War, were crushed. Initially, Indian tribes were forced to sign treaties and were confined to reservations. Beginning in 1887, the American government’s Indian policy was aimed at forcing Indians to relinquish their traditional culture and adopt individual land ownership, settled agriculture, and Christianity.
Disputes arising from accident damage to property would begin in a state-level court. All others require a different type of court, such as federal, immigration, or supreme.
The British government argued instead that the colonists enjoyed virtual representation in that they were represented in Parliament in the same way as the thousands of other British subjects that did not have the vote and towns such as Manchester which were not represented in Parliament
