patrick+hillis


 * What do you believe were the causes of the conflict?**

I belive that this conflict happend because the white men where taking the natives land and so the natives wanted it back for themselfs.

**What is the relevant background information (i.e. who, what, when, where)?**

The Misionaries, The Cayuse Indians The Cayuse Indians killed the missionaries November 29, 1847 Present day Walla Walla The Indians thought that Dr. Whitman was purposly killing off the Indians

**What were 3 factors that helped cause the conflict (politics, economics, geography, history)?**

There was a measle epidemic that was starting to kill all of the natives becasuse ther were not immune to it so they started to think Mr. whitman was a bad shaman. In 1836 a small part of missionaries, including Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, Henry and Eliza Spalding, and Willam Gray came to the far west to spread gosple amongst the natives. Although Doctor Whitman gave medicines to the Indians the number of fatalities among the tribe continued to grow.

**Explain why one factor is more important than the others.**

The masles were more important then any other thing because it lead to the massacre and if that would not have happened the massacre would not have happend.

**How could the conflict have been avoided.**

it could have been avoided by not wanting to become a missonary.


 * What sources of information have you used? **

I used these sites and this book:

[|http://.legendsofAmerica.com/na-cayusewar.html] Author: Wieser, Kathy __Washington; a state of contrast__ Author: Lambert, Dale & Clark, Dustin