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 * .What is your //general// belief about who or what is most responsible for causing the conflict?**

I **think it was a missunderstanding because the only reason the war started was because the indians wouldnt leave their lands and the pioners just had to make war. The Nez Perce was a peaceful tribe. Before the pioners came and became greedy because they got gold. Since the pioners got gold they wanted the indians to leave because they became rich and since there is gold in the rivers near by the wanted to be close to the rivers to get more gold than they have ever could.**

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

The Thing that was involved was that there was gold in the river and the pioners wanted the indians to leave. And if they didn't leave they would star war for the indians land. This Event took place At the Nez Perce' Retreat between 1876 and 1877. The event took place in the Nez Perce' Retreat**
 * The persons that were involed were Chief Joseph the tribes People and the pioners that started the war.

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

Tthe Factors of Geography is that If there was no gold in the river then there would be no fighting and the Nez Perce' would still have their land. The Factors of History is that in the past we have had problems with Native Americans before in the past and we sometimes do have problems still we just dont know it.**
 * The Factors of Economicsis that the pioners became greedy because they found THE GOLD in the rivers.**
 * The Factors of Civics means that hte group didn't get along because there was so mush gols and the pioners wanted them out.

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


 * The gold was more importanant because to the pioners thats is all they think of and they want the indians out. The indians were a peaceful tribe but, until the pioners came they waqnted them out. And if they didnt leave they would be threatend.**

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


 * The conflist could have been avoided in many ways.** **1 the pioners shouldnt have travled to the land in the first place. 2 The gold shouldnt have been found in the Clearwater River. 3 There shouldnt have been a war between the pioners and the Nez Perce' indians.**


 * What sources of information have you used? **
 * Computer Website**. [|www.indenouspeople.netJoseph.htm]