Culture Clash: Indian Wars and the Western Civil War of Incorporation

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As Anglo-Americans advanced westward looking for fortune, cheap land, and greater freedom, they encountered the Indians and their more primitive way of life. At the same time as some whites hoped to assimilate the Indians, many Indians either refused to change or failed to adopt white ways quickly enough. As a result, Anglo-Americans viewed them as a resisting force that needed to be broken. In the end, there were mines to exploit, railroads to build and open prairies to farm. At the same time as racism and cultural issues played a part, the drive for economic gain was once a primary factor in the conflict between Anglos and Indians. Because of this, Indian attacks, battles, and massacres can also be thought to be a part of the “Civil War of Incorporation.” Indeed, from Sand Creek to Fetterman to Washita to Little Big Horn to Wounded Knee, Anglo-Indian clashes were caused by the white man’s desire to establish law and order, which would help them acquire and safeguard profits.

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