circumstances of affairs, the United States have a clear right,.
consistently with the principles of justice and the laws of nature,.
to proceed to the destruction or expulsion of the savages." The use.
of the word savages, shows that the American had irreverence toward.
other ethnic backgrounds. Henry Knox wanted to destroy the cherokee.
tribes inorder to gain land for the United States, although he.
questions the morality of whether to acquire the cherokee land, his.
conclusion forbode's the appropriation. According to Document C,.
"That the Cherokee Nation may be led to a greater degree of.
civilization, and to become herdsmen and cultivators, instead of.
remaining in a state of hunters, the United States will from time.
to time gratuitously the said nation with useful implements of.
husbandry.".
The statement made by Henry Knox shows an ethnocentric view toward.
the indians. Knox viewed them as savages, and said that the role of.
the United States is to propagate their evolution into herdsmen and.
cultivators instead of hunters. What Knox did not realize was that.
he was attempting to change the culture of the Cherokee Indians,.
and that would be an infringement upon their sovereignty. .
According to Document E, "[In exchange for Georgia's cession.
of claims to certain western lands] . . . the United States shall,.
at their own Expense, [obtain for] the Use of Georgia, as early as.
the same can be peaceably obtained on reasonable terms, the indian.
Title . . . to all the other Lands within the State of Georgia.".
The statement above, explains how the United States is being.
avaricious in expanding the State of Georgia into cherokee lands.
Manifest Destiny and irreverence toward the Cherokee Indians can be.
explained by this. .
According to Document F, "The Indian tribes . . . have for a.
considerable time been growing more and more uneasy at the constant.
diminution of the territory they occupy, although effected by their.
own voluntary sales, and the policy has long been gaining strength.
