The+Witman's+Massacre


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

To me i think the indians are the falt of the massacre because they didnt understand the Whitmans reasons and just wanted their goods. There were rumers and the doctor purposly killing the indians, so two warriors attacked the camp site. This of course is the indians falt because they wanted revenge and they didnt talk to the doctor the attacked him! But i think its kinda the whites falt too because they ended up fighting back and they kinda took over by bringing 900 other white me to the indians homes. So its kind of a battle between both.

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

Well, the Whitmans, the indians and all the other white people were the main characters in the story. In the end the judge was involved as well. It was a massacre that involved guns, swords and knives. It was bloody and probably scary. The kids had t ohide and a boy want held by the hair and had his throat slit by an indian! The first attack was in 1847 and in 1850, the 5 indians that were most guilty were hung. this all happened in the " Oregon Country" which in Washington and Oregon in present days.

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

For politics, the judge, in 1850 decided that the 5 indians would be hung for their dessions and killings. For economics, the indians were probably stonger than the whites thats why 14 whites were killed and manny were held hostage. For geography, when the indians took people hostage, they took them into the Blue Mountains where the whites couldnt find them, it was 3 miles away from the whites camp site and deep in the mountains as well. For history, there was a rumer that was told, that Dr. Whitman was purposly killing indians. that started the massacre and attacks.

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

Well, the killing and capturing was more like, i guess it was important but it was the main cause of the massacre. The rumors were pretty important because that was why the massacre started, the indians wanted revenge so the attacked. So really all the factors played a very imortant part in the massacre.

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

If the Whitmans explained the reason why the whites were healthier quicker, then the indians might not have took it with offense. But if the indians respected them more and tried to listen then they might have understood. So, if someone had not spred the rumor that Dr. Whitman was killing the indians and not the whites then they all would have kinda got along and they probably would have never fought.
 * What sources of information have you used? **

I used the Washington State History Book in S.S. I used google and found a great amount of websites for every topic. I used the worksheets in S.S to write the answers to every question then I typed it.