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

My general belief about who is most responsible for this conflict is i think the U.S. Army because they ruined all the peace.

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

U.S. Army, Chief joseph, and the tribe,The nez perce retreat, 1839-1925, Western idaho, montana

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

The first factor was that the U.S. Army came down and disturbed the peace. The second factor is that the salmon river was full of gold. And the third factor is that all the People from U.S.A. Wanted gold.

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

the one factor that was most important is that the U.S. Army came down and ruined everything and if they wouldn't have came verything would have been just fine.

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

The U.S. army not coming. Also the indians not telling everyone that the river had gold in it.


 * What sources of information have you used? **

Dale A. Lambert, And Dustin W. Clark, Washington a state of contrasts, East Wenatchee, Directa Media, 2008

Nez Perce Retreat, Remembering the past, [], friday may 29th 2009