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Read the passage from Chief Joseph.
For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains . . . . They stole a great many horses from us . . . . The white men told lies for each other. They drove off a great many of our cattle. Some white men branded our young cattle so they could claim them. We had no friends who would plead our cause before the law councils. . . . I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed. We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken.
–Chief Joseph,
Nez Perce
Which statement best sums up Chief Joseph’s point of view?
OThe arrival of settlers meant his people could live in peace.
OIt is wrong to steal horses or to brand cattle that are young.
OThe Nez Perces learned a great deal from the newcomers.
OIt was a mistake to welcome the Americans to Nez Perce land.