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


 * I think that the pioneers are the ones responsible. Because they were the one who started the fights pretty much and cheif joseph wanted to end the war between them. Because so many elder,kids,and women had died during that time in his tribe.**

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


 * Chief joseph was the leader the were fighting againtest briglder general oliver O. howard and his army he ad made a** **threat that a 30 days ultinmatom to comply or else.There was a war that happen and the nez perce had so many people died (80)that he didnt want anymore to so he decied to surreneder.The time it happen was in june 17,1877 was when the war took place.The first place that it had started was in clear water.**

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


 * General oliver O. howard wanted the gold but the gold was on the indians land. So they had meetings and stuff but the indians didnt want to give up their land to anyone.**

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


 * The most important factor is that caused the conflict is them finding gold.They could have traded the indians something i bet that they would have rather traded than gave up land or having the whole war thing that killed people.**

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


 * The pioneers could of did something diffrent the pioneers could of at least not have started a fight and killed many indians.The tribe leader of the indians did something good by surrendering maybe the pioneers could have talk the conflict out and had have a agreement between the two.**


 * What sources of information have you used? **

__**Author:**__ lambert, Dale A., Clark,Dustin W. __**Author:**__ unknown **__ Author: __** David Lamb **__Title:__** Washington a state of contents  __**Article title:**__ The nez perce war __**Article name:**__ Nez perce battle lives on invisions __** Publisher : **__  DMI __**Website name:**__ u-s-history.com/pages/h1549.html __**Publication date:**__ Friday september 20,1991 __** Copy right date: **__ 2008 __**Sponsoring organzation:**__ u-s-history.com __**Database:**__ Seattle times __** Page numbers :**__ 220-221 __**Date Accessed:**__ 5/19/09 __**Date Accessed:**__ 5/21/09