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Why did do United States negotiate treaties with Native Americans?

1) native American tribes had more warriors then the US did.

2) do US wanted land that Native Americans occupied.

3) The US believed in Native Americans could help them defeat Britain.

4) The Native Americans wanted to join the US to fight other tribes.

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i believe the answer is #4
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Answer:

2) the tribes had land the colonists/the U.S. wanted

Step-by-step explanation:

Throughout the U.S.'s/colonies history with the Native Americans, most thought of the Native Americans of inferior and treated them so. They often used underhanded tactics like using complicated wording in treaties, exploiting the Native American chiefs lack of English comprehension, as well as even resorting to getting the Chiefs drunk. Using these corrupt methods, white people forced tribes out of their territory, using force on the tribes when they resisted, all to obtain the land the Native Americans resided on.

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