of peace with them", "under the existing circumstances of affairs, theUnited States have a clear right, consistently with the principles ofjustice and the laws of nature, to proceed to the destruction or expulsionof the savages." The use of the word savages, shows that the American hadirreverence toward other ethnic backgrounds. Henry Knox wanted to destroythe cherokee tribes inorder to gain land for the United States, although hequestions the morality of whether to acquire the cherokee land, hisconclusion forbode's the appropriation. According to Document C, "That theCherokee Nation may be led to a greater degree of civilization, and tobecome herdsmen and cultivators, instead of remaining in a state of hunters,the United States will from time to time gratuitously the said nation withuseful implements of husbandry." The statement made by Henry Knox shows an ethnocentric view toward theindians. Knox viewed them as savages, and said that the role of the UnitedStates is to propagate their evolution into herdsmen and cultivatorsinstead of hunters. What Knox did not realize was that he was attempting tochange the culture of the Cherokee Indians, and that would be aninfringement upon their sovereignty. According to Document E, "[In exchange for Georgia's cession of claimsto certain western lands] . . . the United States shall, at their ownExpense, [obtain for] the Use of Georgia, as early as the same can bepeaceably obtained on reasonable terms, the indian Title . . . to all theother Lands within the State of Georgia." The statement above, explains howthe United States is being avaricious in expanding the State of Georgiainto cherokee lands. Manifest Destiny and irreverence toward the CherokeeIndians can be explained by this. According to Document F, "The Indian tribes . . . have for aconsiderable time been growing more and more uneasy at the constantdiminution of the territory they occupy, although effected by their ownvoluntary s...
