Even though the Native Americans were the original occupants of the land, the U.S never welcomed native Americans as U.S citizens even though they were welcomed to serve in the Union Army. There was a clause in the fourteenth Amendment which excluded Indians from being taxed hence, they had no right to vote. Native Americans remained independent and were to sign agreements that would establish reservations within the U.S territories (Sheffield and Riseman). This elicited mixed reactions with the U.S not outstanding among the civilized nations. Besides, collaborating with native Americans would honestly and fairly promote their government through civilization and education to embrace ultimate citizenship between them.
In addition, collaboration would promise peace and security of the U.S to make a powerful state with increased agricultural production since the native Americans lived in fertile lands between the Atlantic Ocean and Mississippi. Hence, their rich soils would yield crops that would increase food surplus and significant population growth. Both Americans and the natives would share graphic, artistic, and communicative technologies that the native Americans possessed. The native Americans would also share their embroidery skills and textile patterns that would result in the emergence of textile industries in the U.S. there would be an increase in diversity since the Native American culture varieties (McGuire). They would share their unique cultures and long histories that would incorporate diversity in the country. Finally, it could have prevented wars that took place and massacres such as the Wounded Knee Massacre that ended the lives of several Native Americans.
Works Cited
McGuire, Robert. “The US Constitution in American Economic History.” The Oxford Handbook of American Economic History 2 (2018).
Sheffield, R Scott and Noah Riseman. Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War: The Politics, Experiences and Legacies of War in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge University Press, 2018.
