This discussion addresses the following outcomes:

• • • • • • Explain American policies toward Native Americans in the nineteenth century and the response of Native American communities (CO#1, CO#2, CO#3)

Before engaging in this discussion, make sure to complete the reading and watch the Trail of Tears [Video File][02 min 02 sec] video segment.

http://fod.infobase.com.vlib.excelsior.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=44411&loid=128417#

In a post of at least 250 words consider the following:

• In your view, did Native Americans have any options to enable them to successfully deal with Whites and to preserve their lands and way of life in the 19th

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  century, or was their removal and dispersal inevitable ?
• Explain your answer based on historical information from the readings.

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