I think you forgot to give the options along with this question. I am answering the question based on my knowledge and research. The historical event that would be most useful to include would be President Johnson's escalation of the Vietnam War after the Tonkin Gulf incident. I hope the answer helps you. <span />
Answer:
Clark sees the Lakota people as savages not only because he considers their way of living as less developed than his own, but because the racist organization of the society was a requirement for the colonialist endeavor.
Explanation:
Although assimilation was the official government policy, the natives never really got the promised chance to preserve their way of life as long as they could adapt to new demands. The real goal was to take the natives' lands, and that could only be accomplished by spreading paternalistic and racist ideas such as the belief that the natives were savages.
1. to spread christianity
2. they thought that they could become wealthy
Because slave marriages were not traditionally recognized under white laws