Question

Which statement about Washington's relations with the Native Americans is true?
Responses

Washington refused to make treaties with any Native American groups and sent in troops to remove them from their lands.
Washington refused to make treaties with any Native American groups and sent in troops to remove them from their lands.

Washington made treaties and had a mutual respect with many Native Americans, but he also encouraged their assimilation.
Washington made treaties and had a mutual respect with many Native Americans, but he also encouraged their assimilation.

Washington approved treaties with Native Americans only if they provided protections for indigenous lands.
Washington approved treaties with Native Americans only if they provided protections for indigenous lands.

Washington believed that the Constitution prevented the national government from making treaties with the Native Americans.

1 answer

The correct statement about Washington's relations with the Native Americans is:

Washington made treaties and had a mutual respect with many Native Americans, but he also encouraged their assimilation.

George Washington did engage in treaty-making with various Native American tribes and recognized their sovereignty, but he also held views that encouraged their assimilation into Euro-American culture.