Essay On Native Americans After The Civil War

Native Americans weren’t treated as well as you’d think even after the Civil War. Their land was still taken away. Their way of life was still frowned upon and discrimination was too real for many Native Americans. Going into World War I was hard for them because they still were not seen as citizens even in the 1900’s. They were not even allowed to be considered citizens if they weren’t up to the standards of being “civilized”.
During the Civil War the Native Americans had to choose which side to support. The opposing sides created conflict between them. Most tribes that owned slaves sided with the confederacy. The Native Americans also sided with the south because of the distrust of government. The government had forced them onto other land and provided no protection from the tribe they were invading. During the Civil War only two Native Americans were named generals. In the end
The Native Americans were treated almost as badly as blacks were because white americans saw themselves as a superior race. Of course, fake scientific reports and religion was there to back up this claim. Therefore, Native Americans were labeled “colored”. The Native Americans were being forced to be integrated into American society because white people were moving onto their lands and saw them as a problem. This caused many deaths for them as white people had diseases they were not immune to. Integration also helped deplete the buffalo population (a major part of Native American culture) because they were given guns, which meant easier access to the buffalo. The Dawes Severalty Act played a huge part in removing Native American culture also. Native Americans were only given citizenship if they became “civilized” which means they must adopt an American way of life, give up their lands, and leave their culture behind. If the Native Americans did not give up their lands they would be charged a heavy amount