Ap World History Dbq Colonists

The colonist came to the New World they need a lot of things from the Indians such as food and survival. The Indians were loyal and kind, and helped the colonist with their needs. When the colonist was able to stand on their own without the Indians they respected the Indians rights, so they said, and agreed to the treaties but the colonist always put their needs before the Indians rules, even if it meant breaking treaties. As the colonist continued to break treaties, and new policy was formed called the Albany Plan of Union stating that the only one who could settle Indian treaties, trade with the Indians, declare war and make peace was the government of British. This all happened after the Revolutionary war. (Stated in document A). These new

(Stated in document B). The proclamation stated that the Indian land was reserved to the west of the Appalachians and stop citizens from taking the land without a correct licence. (Stated and explained in document C). If the colonist already lived in the new Indian land they were forced to move. The treaties did not stay in place, and rules were broke. The British started to see that America was growing and so they wanted the Indians before the colonist became a problem for the Indians. One of the most important reasons the the British wanted the Indians on their side was to gain the Indians trust. The Indians started seeing the British as loyal, because of the treaties the British made for the Indians. After the Revolutionary war the Declaration of Independence was made and stated that all men were created equal. (Stated in Document D). With the Declaration of Independence in place the Indians started to be treated as a higher group than just an equal group. The government wanted to change that so they formed and alliance with the

(Document F). Document F was created to make sure that all of the Acts were kept in place. All of the Acts were created by the New Nation to have the Indians scare the British like the British had done before but the British did it in a more calming way. As usual the policies were broken even though they were put on paper. People’s attitude changed toward the Indians, the military was used to persuade the Indians into giving up their land, illegally according to the treaties and policies that were made and signed. When the people broke the rules it proved that even though there were rules in place the American people had their own things that they wanted/needed and put themselves above the rules and policies. The American people wanted to have the Indians land to grow their population. A lot of the American people saw the Indians land as a waste of space that could be used for farming. If a white person were to kill a Indian nothing would happen to that person. This caused a lot of fighting between the Indians and the Americans. To the Americans the Indians were enemies because the Indians sided with the British.(Stated in Document G).