Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Respect for Native American Land

Think about the relationship American pioneers had with Native Americans. What steps could have been taken in order to create great relationships with the Native Americans who occupied land in the West?

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  1. In order to have better relationships with Native Americans, people could have bartered with them. For example, in exchange for Native Americans giving settlers land, the settlers could work as part-time farm hands for Native Americans.

    -Sofia

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    1. I agree that would be very helpful! :)
      -Ava Hallman

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    2. that would be very helpful to help the Native americans

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  2. They could have given them more land and made peace because the indians had some better life styles than the americans. This would have avoided conflict with the tribes
    -kenji

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    1. They also could've given them gifts or land or just asked them nicely.
      -Kenji

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  3. I think that there could have been some steps that they could have done to build a relation like maybe offering half and half so the pioneers got some land. Or the Native Americans said " oh look over the hill there is no of us and same land you can move there and they could have supplied them with food water or shelter so this really never happened.
    ~Sierra :)

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    1. That could work, only, why would the Native Americans want to help the pioneers or the Americans because they were being "cruel" to them. The pioneers would probably still want their certain land and make the Native Americans go to "the land over the hill." However, I do see where you are going with this, and it is a good idea.
      -Tina

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  4. The Native Americans could have maybe could have helped the Americans Pioneers and help them for what they were doing. Native Americans could have asked what they did wrong and forgive them self for what they have done. Those are a couple ways they could have better relationships.
    -RYAN :)

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    1. Good Point
      -kenji

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    2. the native americans didn't have to apologize for anything besides them already living on the land that the settlers wanted, so they don't really have to apologize.
      also you said " could have maybe could have..."------sierra pointed that out :)
      -bella

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  5. i think that settlers could have taken more steps to moving native americans like, being a lot nicer about moving them. they could have not used guns to force them to move and maybe they could have given them something better to move onto with houses and plenty of food supply and water. ]
    -bella

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  6. i think that if they were friendly to each other everything would be fine. For example, the American pioneers should not kick them of their property and think it is theirs. I think this because if they would just let them keep their land things would be fine!
    -Ava Hallman

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  7. They could of had a land agreement or treaty. They could have talked it out until the agreement was reached.

    -Jeffrey Hallett

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  8. First of all, Americans did not have to force the Native Americans off of their land. America was large enough, and people didn't have to move West in the first place. However, if it was completely necessary for Americans to move West, I don't see why Native Americans and Americans couldn't just live together in peace. I'm almost positive that the Native Americans weren't occupying every centimeter of land, and there was probably space for Americans. Later, after peace/friendship had been formed, they could talk out some agreements to divide land up/expand territory.
    ~Annabelle C.

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    1. I totally agree that they could have just lived in peace.
      ~Emma

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    2. I have to agree with you about how America is large enough and that they didn't have anyone forcing them to move west.

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  9. In order to make a great relationship with the Native Americans, the pioneers could have offered a barter, or pay the Native Americans, or just make a compromise.

    ~Emma L.

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  10. They could make an agreement or a compromise to settle it. So, the Native Americans and the Settlers had land.

    - Roswell

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  11. I would make a compromise so that the Indians and the settlers could both have land and live together and not try to kill the settlers and the settlers do not kill the Indians.

    - Jack Hellenga

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  12. i think that the African Americans and settlers could have bardered or the Natives could have showed the settlers land that they did not own.

    -Tori Williams:)

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  13. pioneers could have decided to say you can get half of your land back and some of your supplies. another thing is they could of had a compromise or a talk. and one last thing they already had their own land.

    -devin

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  14. The pioneers could have bartered with the Native Americans to create a better relationship. The pioneers also could have made an agreement with the Natives, that if they helped the pioneers settle land, then the pioneers would let the Native Americans live with them.
    -Isabella Luz

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  15. In my opinion, I think that the Native Americans and the pioneers could of either bartered or at the very least compromised. I also think that they could of SHARED the land. ( I guess share wasn't a big word back then!)
    ~Mia Otoski

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  16. To make a better relationship with the Native Americans I think they should have not pushed the Native Americans off of their land and force them to live on reservations. We could have come up with some sort of compromise to share the land so they could both live on it. This way we could have saved all of that fighting.
    - Hanna P.

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  17. I think that American pioneers could have talked with the Native Americans and figured out a way for both of them to live together. The Native Americans taught American pioneers how to do things like hunt and fish so the least they could have done is find out a way to live peacefully with them instead of giving them blankets with smallpox and drive them out of their land.

    ~Hannah~

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    1. Good resolution Hannah, non-violent and friendly, nice. :)

      -Alessia

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    2. We all think it should've been non-violent!

      -Noah Fasil Muche

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  18. I think that maybe the settlers could have gone around the Natives because, like Annabelle said, there was plenty of land to go around, especially farther west. Also, I think that since some people were killing the buffalo for fun, I think that maybe they could have realized that some people were relying off of them for food. Last, I know the settlers gave the Native Americans some land, but clearly it was not enough. I guess you could say that the settlers were treating them like property, “Lets put the Keyauwee tribe in that storage bin until later!” I mean, that is just wrong. Those are just a few of the ways that the Settlers could have been nicer to the Natives.
    -Sarah Prevost

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  19. Instead of kicking Native Indians off of their property, American pioneers could have made a barter with the Native American tribes or even make a compromise with them. I would agree, that kicking Natives off their land to reservations was unnecessary. Even so, reservations had very few animals and so, you could see why moving them off property was wrong. Also, I get the reason why American pioneers wanted to move west, but at the same time, I also see why Native Indians didn't move off of their land. War wasn't necessary either. They could have ended this all with just a single compromise or maybe they could have ended this all during a simple court session. Anyways, I'm pretty sure Native Americans still live in the U.S. today, and I'm also pretty sure they live way better now than when they were fighting with White pioneers.
    ~Coco L.

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  20. white men could have shared the land already taken by the natives and shared the food resources instead of kicking them out. -Triston

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  21. The Americans could have agreed on something like sharing the land. The Americans could also pay a fee if they wanted land instead of just kicking the Native Americans out.
    -Losha

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  22. Settlers saw Natives as a threat, to prevent that, they could have shared land and amount of food supply, figure out some sort of reasonable agreement as to who stays and who goes, but it all rounds up to not forcing the Natives into poor reservations.

    -Alessia

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  23. The setters should have shared the land and traded supplies, then everyone could be happy. -KMD

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  24. It would be a lot better if everyone was on the same page! Most of the conflict was that the did not understand each other and they were confused. One group thought that the pioneers were white devils and they ment to kill them, the pioneers thought that the native American's were Indians and they were savages. If both groups understood each other this probably would not have happened . Honestly I believe there was a huge communication problem .
    -Raina

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  25. They could of shared the land with the natives.The gov could also give the natives citizenship.And finally the gov could have not of treated the natives more respectfully.

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  26. The Native Americans and new settlers could have shared the land. Instead of killing all of their buffalo, they could have hunted other game, like rabbits or squirrels or any other animal. Finally, instead of trying to make them "civilized", they all could've shared all of their religions and beliefs.
    ~ Lucy Adams

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  27. The pioneers and the Native American argument would've never happened if it was just for some easy ways. One way is the Native Americans and the Pioneers could've shared land. One more way is that they could've shared good and the problem would've never happened.
    -Lucy G.

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  28. Raina's right. They didn't communicate enough to understand each-other. If they had, they wouldn't have gotten into that nasty mess.
    ~ Lucy Adams

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  29. Maybe if they did not just start fighting and talk and get to know one another, they would just not be in this big fight. They could of also have an agreement so they could share the land or split the land evenly.

    -Haden Tyde

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  30. Here are some ideas:

    1. The Native Americans could survive as long as they could somewhat fit in.
    2. The settlers and the N.A (native americans) could split the U.S.A in half (not literally)
    3. Both the settlers and the N.A could share beliefs
    4. Instead of hunting the buffalo, they could hunt either passenger pigeons (about 3 billion at the time!) or other birds and game.
    5.(a very, very stupid idea) Have all the U.S's population move to Canada. Of course, the British wouldn't like their former enemies (remember the Revolutionary War) moving to their territories...

    ⛄️ Damian��Read☻


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  31. The white men could have gotten to talk with the Indians and learn their religion and form a peace treaty. So if the white men did that the Indians wouldn't have to move the buffalo wouldn't have died and everyone would be happy.

    ~MICHAEL:|)

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    1. True!!!!!! I think a peace treaty is really smart. I think they should all live in harmony. There should've been plenty of food and space to go around.

      _JASON[}:

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    2. They made peace treaties.
      Then they broke them.
      -CIA

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  32. American settlers saw the natives as a threat, what they could have done to prevent that is they could have talked it out instead of just going at it starting war, they could have also either shared the land or could divide the land equally,lastly they could have shared their food with the natives.

    -Abby conley

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    1. I agree!!
      -Mia Cabral :)

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    2. they could have talked it out i agree but they didn't so thats what started the war and thats why they saw the native amaricans as a threat

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    3. sorry fogot to put my name
      -anna

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  34. As American settlers came in Native Americans had to move because they did not treat Natives people with respect. What we could have done was we could have shared the land instead of pushing them out and making them do things they did not want to do.
    -Lexi W.

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  35. We could of learned their language for a first and we could have not been so forceful for them to get off THEIR land.


    -AVA M ^-^

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  36. As American settlers moved in, Native Americans were pushed out of their homeland and put on to reservations. American settlers did not teach Native Americans with respect. Americans could share supplies such as food, clothes, tools, and materials to help the Native Americans. I believe a compromise should have been signed stating,"American settlers and Native Americans can live on the same land, and no American settler/s can push the Native Americans into reservations."

    ~Cortney Klein

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    1. i totaly agree with you!!!!!!
      @nna

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  37. American Pioneers could have come into the west and asked where there was some open land where no American Indians or Immigrants were. Also many of the American Pioneers could have stayed with the Immigrant or American Indians if they couldn't find any land. Many of the Pioneers could have also eaten other food instead of cattle because 5 million cattle were eaten in less than 20 years. This is how American Pioneers could've stayed friends with the Indians or Immigrants.
    _JASON[}:

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  38. The American Pioneers could have NOT kicked the indians out of their homes. Plus the Indians had the land first and they could've shared the land. If the American Pioneers asked to live there WITH the Indians they could've been friends.

    _____~_____~_____~DELANEY~_____~_____~_____

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  39. The American Pioneers could have try'ed to join the Indians so they could their ways of living, have a bigger army, and eat different foods. That is why i think the pioneers made a bad decision by just taking their land. Thy were missing out on benefits.
    -$#JAMES#$

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  40. I meant to say share their way of living.
    -$#JAMES#$

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  41. I would've shared resources with them and try to reach peace so we would all live in peace. Then we'd live side by side in towns happily ever after, until World War I........... :{) Sophia Schier

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    1. HAHA! Very funny!

      -Noah Fasil Muche

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  42. I would try to make an agreement with the native Americans or share food and resources with them.

    -Kadavy

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  43. I think it was not fair for Americans to push Native Americans off their land and onto reservations. I also think they could of compromised Americans could share resources and Native Americans could teach the Americans some survival skills and tell them where the best places were to hunt and get water.

    - Greta Gustafson

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  44. I think the American Pioneers could have shared the land with the Native Americans.
    ~Jamie~

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  45. Hmm. There wasn't much that could've been done to prevent this catastrophe, but as always I will think of something. (⌐▀͡ _▀). The settlers could've have signed a *FULL ON* treaty which would have prevented this. It could have said that the Native Americans could have their own portion of land, but the settlers get a bigger portion. This does seem unfair, but it would be better than fighting over it.
    ~ Salter (⌐▀͡ ̯Ê–▀)

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  46. The soldiers could have provided food and they could politely ask for the land.
    -Asher

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  47. The pioneers hated the natives just as the natives hated the pioneers. They had standoffs with Tecumseh and Geronimo. Pioneers should have paid the natives rent for the land but natives still get some.
    Jake

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  48. I think they should have talked. They easily could have made a deal.
    -Mia Cabral :)

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  49. i think they could of signed treaty's for native rights.i would also give them more land and not take away their children.

    connor

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  50. I think that the settlers should have done many different things. For one thing, they could have made trades with the Native Americans, and have asked their opinions. We should have treated them like equals. We could have left their land alone and used an uninhabited place. We shouldn't have hunted of their food. This would have helped.
    -Aisling Mahony

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    1. WE? Who WE? WE didn't do anything! It was the pioneers!

      -Noah Fasil Muche

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  51. I think that they pioneers could share land with the indians. Also they could trade things they need with each other. this could have made a good relationship with the pioneers and the indians.
    ~ Annie Pickren

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  52. Maybe in order to get along with the Native Americans, the pioneers could have asked for their land nicely or tried to buy it. If that didn't work, they could build towns and railroads around the Native American land. They could also share their customs with them instead of forcing them into them. Maybe even become friends with them earlier to make it much easier, or even sharing the land. If any of these had worked, this would have made a better, more proud moment in history.

    -Noah Fasil Muche

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  53. Maybe the pioneers should have asked for some land or even shared it with the pioneers. Or maybe the Native Americans didn't have to be so mean they could have settled it the easy way instead of killing them.
    Gio

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    1. I think maybe the Native Americans could keep their way of life in exchange for giving the pioneers 30% of their crops and teaching them what the lands they owned were like. Settlers would not move on to their land, raid them, or kill any of their game. They would also stay on the east side mostly, which is where they landed.

      -Ava Reese
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  54. We would make an agreement for 50% 50% land. we could change this by simply talking
    -Harper

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  55. I think the pioneers should of shared the land and made an agreement. Also they could have bartered.
    Talking can be a good idea as well.

    ~Nylah

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  56. We could of made some peace treaty with the natives. We could the land and live together as one. At least that would be better then shooting them.
    - Parker Pape

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  57. They could have made an agreement so they would not have to fight or kick people off their land.

    -IKE

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  58. The Americans could have chosen to share land or live together. And there couldn't be any fights

    Brady

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  59. The could cooperate on growing food and sharing water. The could also share land.
    -Sarah Madlem

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  60. The pioneers had a relationship with the natives that was not very good. They came and asked for the natives land and the natives had no concept of possession. The pioneers could have left the occupied areas occupied and gone somewhere else or offered a FAIR price for the natives land.
    ~~Will Franetovich

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  61. To make a good relationship with the Native Americans the pioneers would have to respect their culture. This would be very hard. The pioneers showed it when they went west. The pioneers would have to become part of the Native American culture if they wanted a good relationship.
    -Vishwa

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  62. Even though the pioneers and the Native Americans had unfriendly relationships with each other, they still could have resolved their problems more peacefully and not have had a war. The pioneers and Americans could have kept their promises and treaties and shared the land to keep from having a war. The Native Americans should not have had to do anything to change their ways. The Native Americans only threatened pioneers because the Americans were taking the land, which was promised to them in a treaty.
    -Tina

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  63. AS we can see pioneers did not have very good relationships with Natives they treated them very badly. But I think that the Americans could have kept their words and al the FAKE treaties that they made. And the Americans could have let the natives be in their land and the natives teach them ways of living in there area. This could have changed the America we know today.

    Rodrigo

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  64. If the pioneers had left the the natives some land that they wouldn't just take away then they might have had a chance to have a neutral relationship.
    -Evan L.

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  65. A great step that they could have taken to increase better relationships between Native Americans and pioneers was if pioneers wouldn't force them off their land, and instead, share their land. They also could've shared food sources and different techniques for doing different activities

    -Max Willis (P.S. Ms.Hall im so sorry for posting so late it's just that I forgot about it until i saw my agenda!

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  66. I think they should have split the land evenly between them then they would both be happy.
    -Evan Planeaux

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  67. I think if the pioneers kept there promises everything would of worked out and another thing is if the Native Americans were given some land that they actually actually able to live in.
    Owen

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  68. The Pioneers Maybe Had To give them another Land or Kill them

    #THEBRUATALTRUTHZ
    ~eden

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  69. The Poineers Usually killed them And Gave them land elsewhere

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  70. The Pioneers Would Perhaps Trade or Being realistic.....kill them so they wouldn't Destory their perfect lifestyle

    ~~~~eden (FOR THE LAST TIME)

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  71. instead of the pioneers just coming up and saying yo this is our land now so leave. they could of made a compromise or had a discussion. like native get half and we get half of the west. but the dumb pioneers want to just take the land they where living on. like they should of thought to their self's how it feels to get their land token. and last of all maybe if the pioneers shared the land with the native Americans they could have put their brains together and made amazing creations like amazing cars. but last of all my facts they should just have said ok we will let you keep this part of land that has some gold and well have this part of land that has some gold and they could have gave the native Americans some resources because they had better usage. (in my own words the native Americans should of sneak up on them and killed them )that's just in my words.

    -devin

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  72. I wish the pioneers could have had some respect and said ' Hi may i have some of your land " This would have saved many wars and it would be nice to show respect. Even though they did not say that, the Native Americans should have killed them at night and burn down everything they were using to kill the natives.
    -Parker Vellieux

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  73. They should have talked it out and if they weren't agreeing just share the land. It is a better way than going to war.
    ~Nylah

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  74. they should have gust let it go if they werent going to do it share the plane other then yetyting voilence#Nalah

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  75. they should have gust let it go if they werent going to do it share the plane other then starting voilence#Nalah

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