HIST 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Embargo Act Of 1807, Ethnocentrism
12 Jan 2017
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American indians were most likely deeply appalled at the way they were treated and at how their land was being treated. The native americans were no strangers to cruelty from outsiders who were determined to claim the indian land as their own. They were treated as second class citizens on their own rightful land, and were completely disregarded in america"s total blinding lust for power and money. The attempt of tecumseh could have strengthened the bond between natives and. Americans, intensifying the level of understanding between the two very distinctive groups. It would have been wise and morally correct for america to try and come to peace with the indians, but of course, this was not practiced. America wanted to assert its dominance, in a way, appearing very pretentious and ethnocentric when even discussing any possibly negotiation with the indians. Jefferson particularly was very pompous and blamed britain for indian hostility towards americans, when in reality, americans were to blame.
