Kendal


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

I beleive that the Whiteman's and the settlers were most responsible for causing the conflict because if they had not settled so close to the Indains, there wouldn't have been a measel epidemic since the settlers are the ones who brought it with them. Also because the Whitman's should not have even tried to get the Indians to follow there teachings.

**What is the relevant background information (i.e. who, what, when, where)?** The Whitman massacre happened on November 29, 2009. The people who were involved with this conflict were the Cayuse and Umiatilla indians, the Whitmans, and settlers who had settled into the indians land. All of this happened in Oregan country.


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

1) The missionaries were trying to permantly change the indians way of life. 2) Many indians died from outbreaks of cholera and measels. 3) KIlling of Walla Walla chief's son.

**Explain why one factor is more important than the others** The most important factor that helped cause the conflict would be the that many indians died from outbreaks of cholera and measels because if more white people had died or around the same amount of indians, the indians probably wouldn't have accused Dr. Whitman of killing their people.

The conflict could have avoided in 2 ways. The first would be if the settlers had never settled onto the indians land since they are the ones who brought over the measel epidemic. Also, if the indians had listened to the explenation of why there were more indians dying then white people then they would not have wanted to kill the whites.
 * How could the conflict have been avoided?**


 * What sources of information have you used? **