justin+mclaughlin


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

I think the cayuse and the whitmans were equally involved beacuse the whitman's had a very special relationship with the whites and they were excluding the indians, But the indians got a little to mad which led them to the cayuse war which led to the whitman massacre.

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

The whitman's, the cayuse and the umatilla indians were the people involved. it took place between 1836 and 1847. It happened in present day walla walla.

__**What were 3 factors that helped cause the conflict (politics, economics, geography, history)?**__ One factor that helped cause the conflict was the whitmans forming a special bond with the whites and not really allowing any indians. A 2nd factor was how mad the indians got. And a third is the cayuse war.


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

The most important factor is the whitmans forming a bond with the whites. Thats the most important factor because thats what caused the cayuse indians to become mad in the first place.

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

If the whitmans wouldnt have excluded the cayuse then everybody would have been happy and the whole situation could have been avoided.


 * What sources of information have you used? **