I think it was land ownership. As many Americans made the push to the West,
it angered the Native Americans living there because they were not encroaching
on their land but were taking it away from them. This of course led to conflict that killed
many Native Americans
The church was responsible for social policy and welfare and also carried out some functions of the state. Its clergy conducted and registered marriages, baptisms and funerals; they delivered education to children and distributed charity to the poor.
