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The United States government had an wavering opinion regarding the Native Americans and their rights, which altered frequently. Between the years of 1775-1825, government policy towards the Native Americans changed and was, at times, contradictory to its rhetoric. Although government, which was sworn to protect and uphold the rights of the common man, treated the Native Americans as a separate entity and violated their civil liberties instead of defending their natural rights, granted to them by the constitution.

In the early years of the American nation of the United States, the North-West ordinance of 1787 was released which basically stated that that the new nation will protect Indian rights and will respect their property and their rights to not only land and their possessions but also to the laws that guaranteed then justice and liberties. It also stated that the congress will not take any actions regarding the Indians without their permission or consent. This myth of the promise of the protection from the illegal laws or steps taken without Indian consent was plainly rejected and ignored. In the letter to President Washington in 1790 from Big Tree, Corn Planter, & half-town (Seneca), the Indians were plainly mistreated and afraid for the punishment and ridicule that they were going through due to the US. The North West Ordinance was ignored because the Indians did not consent tot eh army entering their lands and even then, they appealed to Washington to bring them better news and rescue them from the clutches of these "town-destroyers". They were puzzled that they government promises so much but in reality and in action does nothing for the Indian rights and they felt betrayed. But Jefferson continued in speeches about peace in the document "Thomas Jefferson to C.W.F. Dumas" in 1791. He pushes on to say that the purpose of the government is to protect and guarantee the people their present possession and top protect the people. He says that the US government is there for a reason and that they will protect Indian rights and continue to help them only if the Indians were to accept friendship with the Us and accept the "services" provided by the government.

In the letters years or in the early 1800s, the Americans were slowly pushing forward and into the "unexplored" territory at that time. They were trying to out maneuver the Indian chiefs and the Indian tribes into gaining more land and expanding due to their lust and greed for land. The Indians, of

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