Question

The way, and the only way, to check and to stop this evil, is for all the Redmen to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was at first and should be yet; for it was never divided, but belongs to all for the use of each. That no part has a right to sell, even to each other, much less to strangers - those who want all and will not do with less. The White people have no right to take the land from the Indians, because they had it first, it is theirs....There cannot be two occupations in the same place. The first excludes all others. It is not so in hunting or travelling, for there the same ground will serve many...but the camp is stationary....It belongs to the first who sits down on his blanket or skins, which he has thrown upon the ground, and till he leaves it, no other has a right. Excerpt from a speech from Tecumseh to Governor William Henry Harrison in 1810 Based on the above passage what is the Native American worldview regarding land? A) It cannot be divided up or sold because it rightfully belongs to the Native Americans, who were there first. B) The land belongs to everyone equally and must be divided fairly between Native Americans and the settlers. C) The land is only to be used for settling and camping and not to hunt all the resources off of it. D) It should belong to whatever group of people settle it and make the best use of it.

Answer 1

A) It cannot be divided up or sold because it rightfully belongs to the Native Americans, who were there first.

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the above passage the Native American worldview regarding land is that it cannot be divided up or sold because it rightfully belongs to the Native Americans, who were there first. Tecumseh wanted to encourage the Native Americans to unite and actively resist continued American expansion.

Answer 2

I believe that your answer will be A.