Compare And Contrast Native American And White Settlers

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The white settlers wanted the Native’s land, which was in the Northern and Eastern states, for its fertile ground for growing cotton. This created the first seeds of conflict. Since the Americans sold a big part of cotton to the world (Wallace), they needed more land so they could sell more and get more money. Settlers came to the Indian’s lands so they could make them profit and flourish (Trail; Indian). Americans believed Native Americans were “Unfamiliar, alien people who occupied the land the white settlers wanted” (History.com Staff), causing these two cultures to clash, creating a need for compromise. The settlers came up with the idea of converting the Indians to English culture. The settlers wanted to convert the Native Americans