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 * __the whitman massacre__

__What is your //general// belief about who or what is most responsible for causing the conflict?__** Marcus Whitman he caused it by driving the natives off their land because they needed it for their settlement.marcus whitman killed 44 men and half out of all them survived.


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

Marcus whitman caused it to happen. it was in south east washington. it happened in 1847 November 29.Narcissa whitman had to keep up with her father and mother to make sure she is alive still during the massacre.Then her daughter got taken to the native american and she had to listen to the massacre and watch it.

**tors that helped cause the conflict (politics, economics, geography, history)?**

Them driving the native americans off of their country land.They did that cause they needed to start a settlement but the native americans refused to move their people off the land.marcus whitman founded the waiilaptu in the southeastern washington in 1836.Early in the 19century,stirred by accounts by explores and traders missionaries began to turn their gaze toward oregon.

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

That 29 men were killed in the massacre and cryuse happened.the indians started the massacre because they didnt want to give up there land to continueing their settlement.On november 29 1847 a small group of the cyuse started assulting the mission at the sheltering 74 people,most of them were emigrants.A few surviors escaped.Indians cpatured 49 poeple most of them were children and women.

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

the indians to accept to the treaty to the american settlers.they decided they should start the massacre.they could have not gone on their native land.If the men didnt go on the indians land and causing all the fighting on their land because they thought they should be able to drive the indians off this land so they could have it for their settlement and start forts and stuff like that.


 * What sources of information have you used? **

[|http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?][][|=output.cfm&File_Id=5192]