<span>Before the Great Depression and the Indian New Deal, ethnocidal policies devastated Native-American individuals and nations. Between 1887 and 1933, over half of the tribal land base was lost to land thieves, tax sales, and governmental sales of "surplus lands." These policies launched a cycle of poverty that continues at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Thus, lack of education and ill health became hallmarks of tribal societies in the United States. But these racist missionary and civilizing policies did not bring the benefits of American civilization to Native-American people. Instead, many native peoples strengthened their resolve to nurture and cleave to their old traditional ways.</span>
I'm not sure which protesters you are referring to.
I would assume you are talking about Shay's Rebellion, which shows that the Articles of Confederation was not strong enough to fight off "attacks" on the hone front, leading to the Constitution.
Answer:
American Indian tribes were relocated to reservations in the 1850s because the federal government wanted "to give white settlers more land", however it is also true that many whites wanted the natives to have their own land, but this was not the primary reason.
Explanation:
The US acquire control of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam as a result of the Spanish-American War.
