Riley+D


 * //__The Nez Perce Retreat__//**


 * What do you believe were the causes of the conflict?**

I believe the causes of the conflict were that the settlers were being greedy and wanted the gold that just happened to be on the Nez Perce reservation. Another cause was that out of rage the warriors of the Nez Perce tribe attacked and killed four settlers. The final cause is that Chief Lawyer of the civilized and more modern Nez Perce tribe in Idaho sold the reservation in Washington to the settlers.

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

Involved in the conflict were the settlers,and on the Nez Perce side there was Chief Joseph, Chief Lawyer, Joseph's brother, and Looking glass. The states that the retreat took place in are Washington, Oregon, Idhao, Wyoming, and Montana. The whole conflict itself took place in 1877(Lambert, p.220-221).

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

One factor that contributed to the cause is that the settlers needed/wanted the gold(author unknown).Also the river with the gold happened to be on The Nez Perce reservation and since Indians back then were considered savage and wrong, they could not live/mine in the same area. In the politics area, it was the government who evicted them and sent them away.

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

I think the factor that they could not be in the same area is the most important.The reason that they could not be in the same area is that Indians were exiled and considered not good (basically they treated them like they were not people). I think that because if they could get a long and live side by side, none of this conflict would have happened("Chief Joseph-Nez Perce").

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

The conflict could have been avoided if the two groups could have lived in peace.The settlers could have been less greedy and the Indians should not have acted out of rage. Also, when the Nez Perce fled to Canada. The American army should have set them go, instead of follow and slaughter them.


 * What sources of information have you used? **

"Chief Joseph-Nez Perce"__Junto Society__.September 2002. Accessed May 19., 2009. 

Lambert,Dale A. & Clark, Dustin W. __Washington: A State of Contrasts__. East Wenatchee, WA: Directed Media Inc.,2008.

"Nez Perce." __The Columbia Encyclopedia, sixth edition.__ 2008. accsessed May 19, 2009.