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Resistance, War, and Expansion, Page 20

Icon for Discussion Activity Discussion Assignment: Native Americans

20 points

This section covered several conflicts and their resolutions.  Choose one and discuss it thoroughly:

1. Of the various causes that led the Native Americans and settlers to engage in battle, which do you think was the most significant?  Do you think it was justified?  Why or why not?

2. What do you think was significant about the Missouri Compromise?  Why do you think it took a compromise to handle the situation?

3. This section covered the various strategies used by the Native American leaders in dealing with the settlers. 

  1. Acceptance of  the settlers’ culture
  2. Assimilation (the process in which one culture merges into and becomes part of another)
  3. Return to traditional Native American traditions
  4. War

Which do you think was the most effective for the Native Americans and why?

4.  The War of 1812 had many…



Comment on some of the entries of your classmates. Refer to the discussion rubric for guidance.