US History timeline & concept chart: 1789-1860 Early Republic to Antebellum: Difference between revisions
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** he refused to recognize '''Haiti''' in 1804 in order to gain Napoleon's support for US acquisition of Florida | ** he refused to recognize '''Haiti''' in 1804 in order to gain Napoleon's support for US acquisition of Florida | ||
* acquisition of Louisiana Territory put pressure on Native American tribes and lands | * acquisition of Louisiana Territory put pressure on Native American tribes and lands | ||
* Jefferson promoted Indian treaties and sought his ''civilization program'' of assimilation of American Indians into US society | |||
** however, Jefferson's policies more generally supported by white settlement of Native lands | |||
** conflict continued throughout his term of office in the Northwest Territory | |||
*** British agents supported Native tribes with arms and encouragement | |||
*** one of the British intentions was to create an Indian satellite nation aligned with Britain in US territory. | |||
=== Yazoo land scandal, 1802 === | === Yazoo land scandal, 1802 === | ||