What effect did victory in the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent have on Native Americans?(4 points) Responses It compelled most Native Americans to migrate north to British Canada. It compelled most Native Americans to migrate north to British Canada. It secured their land claims east of the Mississippi River. It secured their land claims east of the Mississippi River. It opened lands in the Great Lakes region to U.S. settlement. It opened lands in the Great Lakes region to U.S. settlement. It led Native Americans to form a confederation to resist U.S. expansion.

Answer 1

The victory in the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent had significant impacts on Native Americans:

1. It opened lands in the Great Lakes region to U.S. settlement. With the defeat of Native American coalitions that sought to resist U.S. expansion during the war, the Treaty of Ghent essentially allowed the U.S. to expand further into territories that had previously been contested.

2. It compelled most Native Americans to migrate north to British Canada. As U.S. settlers moved into the Great Lakes region, many Native Americans felt pressured to migrate northward to avoid displacement and conflict.

3. It led Native Americans to form a confederation to resist U.S. expansion. Though this was an effort to unify against encroaching settlers, the overall weakening of Native American resistance after the war made such confederations less effective in the long run.

4. It did not secure their land claims east of the Mississippi River. The aftermath of the war and the Treaty of Ghent did not help in securing land claims for Native Americans, as U.S. expansion continued unabated, leading to further loss of their territories.

Overall, while there were efforts by Native Americans to respond to these changes, the effects of the War of 1812 largely favored U.S. expansion and settlement at the expense of Native American lands and sovereignty.