What effects did American territorial expansion between 1785 and 1829 have on the Native Americans?
Between 1785 and 1829, the cultures of Native Americans were greatly changed by American territorial expansion. In particular, the loss of land, trust, and attempted reforms made by whites to “civilize” the Native Americans greatly affected them. American western expansion was the cause of many of the Native Americans’ great sorrows. In 1790, most of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains was unsettled (A). After the War of 1812, the population in the West doubled. However, by 1820 an extremely significant increase in population in the same area was observed. This was due to the conquest of Indian land by the U. S. Army. For example, in 1794, the U. S. Army, led by General Anthony Wayne, defeated the Shawnee, Wyandot, and other Native American tribes at the battle of Fallen Timbers in northwestern Ohio. The next year, the chiefs of these defeated tribes agreed to the Treaty of Greenville. This Treaty stated that the Native Americans were to surrender the Ohio Territory to American
