Question

After the civil war, what is the relationship between native Indians and the slavery debate? And what was the relationship between native Indians and the states' rights argument?

Answer 1

Slavery played a significant role during the American Civil war, and it formed part of the debate after the war, majorly among the Indians. The southern political leaders aimed at blocking slavery from expanding towards the Western territories.  Slavery by then experienced massive changes that saw the Union armies take control of large tracks of land. The enslaved people played an essential role during and before the war emancipation; in the course of the action, thousands of slaves were recruited. Those not actively involved in the fight got an opportunity to escape the bondage. More than 100,000 enslaved people sided with the Union, and 500,000 fled the plantation roles and union lines (Ablavsky & Gregory, 2010). The Native Indians saw the war as an opportunity to establish ties with the non-Indians; however, the war divided people against their close associates.

Indians were against slavery, which they argued divided a brother against a brother. They actively opposed the continued slavery and championed abolition during the tenure of Washington. During the war, most Indian lands were grabbed due to the discriminative treaties, and they went against the administrative policies in attempts to seek liberty (Gallay & Alan). In 1831, John Marshall declared that the Indians were domestic dependent nations; he recognized their uniqueness, which helped strengthen the troubled relationships between the Federal government and Native Americans. The Indians remained inquisitive in the government policies and rhymed with the government, and differed accordingly until the Indian New Deal got adopted between 1933 and 1945.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slavery played a significant role during the American Civil war, and it formed part of the debate after the war, majorly among the Indians.