Question

Which statement best describes the impact of the discovery of gold on American Indian territory in the 1850s and 1870s? War broke out among American Indian groups when warring chiefs signed new treaties with the government. War broke out when white settlers pressured the government to take the land from American Indians. War broke out when white settlers pressured the government to let the American Indians keep their land. War broke out when white settlers tried to buy land from warring American Indian groups

Answer 1

Answer: War broke out when white settlers pressured the government to take the land from American Indians.

Due to the California gold rush (1848-1855), about 300.000 people migrated to San Francisco to look out for gold. The problem for them was that many places were already inhabited by native americans, which refused to give out their land to white people just so they can take all the gold from it. Of course, settlers pressured the government to fight against the warring tribes in order to have access to more and more gold, which resulted in a lot of conflicts between Native Americans and white people, like the Great SIoux War of 1876.

Answer 2

The answer is B) War broke out when white settlers pressure the government to take the land from American Indians. Whole Indian communities were attacked and forced off their land during The Gold Rush by gold seekers called, Forty Niners. Americans were pressuring the government to take the Indians land for the skate of panning gold on the Indians reservations. This resulted in war.