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The U.S. Government and Indigenous Treaty-Making
Analyze how the early U.S. government used nation-to-nation treaties to recognize sovereignty while pursuing territorial acquisition.
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Indigenous Nations, European Colonization, and U.S. Policy
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Compare how European powers and the United States interacted with Indigenous nations and evaluate the impacts of treaties, sovereignty, and resistance.
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8.3South Carolina Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeDemonstrate an understanding of conflict and compromise in South Carolina, the Southern region, and the United States as a result of sectionalism between the period 1816–1865.
8.24Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesExamine the cause and effect of social, political, and economic factors that motivated westward expansion, invasion of indigenous peoples, institutions, and the resulting impacts.