Karli


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

I believe the cause of this conflict was a missunderstanding. Two indian men said they wanted to learn "a white man's religion" but the rest of the Cayuse indians did not. The Whitman's understood that all of the natives were willing to learn their religion so when they tried to teach them the ways of christianity they got upset. (Washington State Legends)

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

There was many people involved with the Whitman Massacre such as, Dr. Marcus Whitman, Narcissia Whitman, Cayuse indians, Hernry and Eliza Spalding, William Gray, the Walla Walla indians and the Umantilla indians(Jeffery and Jasset).The actual conflict was that the indians beleived Dr. Whitman was treating whites better than them for the measles.1847 is when the Whitman Massacre took place. The conflict took place in southern Washington near the Walla Walla area.(Lambert and Dustin)

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

A factor from economics is that the Whitmans had more money than the Cayuse indians so they could buy medical supplies. An idea of factor from civics is that the two men who wanted to learn "a white mans religion" had no right to speak for the whole tribe (Wilma). A factor for geography is that the Whitmans had lots of farmland because of the christainity mission and they Cayuse expected them to provide for them(Lambert and Dustin). An idea of factor from history is that the measles had just passed and Dr. Whitman had treated all of the suffering people(Wilma).

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

I beleive the factor from civics is more important than the others because it helped cause the conflict in the biggest way. The two men who came the the Whitmans willing to learn christainity are why the Whitmans went to Walla Walla. So, if it hadnt been for these men the Whitman Massacre wouldn't have occered(Wilma).

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

The conflict could have benn avoided if the men who wanted to learn christainity said that it was just them who wanted to learn, not the entire Cayuse tribe.


 * What sources of information have you used? **

Clark, Dustin and Lambert, Dale. __Washington: A state of contrasts.__ East Wenatchee, WA: Directed Media. Inc, 2008.

Jeffery, Julie and Jasset, Thomas. "The Whitman Massacre." __Malachite's Big Hole.__ May, 2009. May 2, 2009. 

"Washington State Legends: Whitman Massacre National Historic Site." __Legends od America.__ August, 2007. 

Wilma, David. Cayuse attack mission in what becomes known as the Whitman Massacre on November 29, 1847. March 5, 2009. __Historylink.org.__ Accessed May 20, 2009. []