Jason+B


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

My geneeral belief about who was most responsible for causing the reatreat is Old Joseph because if he didn't sign the first treaty then the white men would have never fight for all the land.

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

Some relevant backround is that old Joseph sign the treaty for the U.S could have some of their land.

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

The geography factor is that in the Nez Perze tribe area they own they had gold in their mines. Also, at the walla Wall Council,the Nez Perce signed a treaty guaranteeing a large resservationin northeaster Oregon, Southeastern Washington, and western Idaho. Last, because the Nez Perce in the Wallowa Mountains refused to sign away their lands, government officials approached the Nez Perce living in western Idaho. The Nez Perce living in Idaho were quite different from those in the Wallowas of northeastern Oregon.

**Explain why one factor is more important than the others.** The last factor I used was the most important because if the White men didn't go to the Nez Perce in Idaho the indians in Oregon would have been left alone. Its important that the indians in Oregon are left alone because if Cheif Lawyer didn't sign the treaty the White Men would have never tried to take more of the indian's land.

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

The conflict could have been avoided if Cheif Lawyer didn't sign the treaty.


 * What sources of information have you used? **

Work Sources Dale A. Lambert, and Dustin W. Clark Washington A State of Contrasts indigenouspeople.net/joseph.htm pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/trails_ter/**nez**.htm encyclopedia.com/doc/ u-s-history.com/