Answer:
(i)
After the American war of independence and the formation of the USA, the White
Americans began to move westward.
(ii) They felt that this area could be cleared and turned into cultivated
fields.
Forest timber could be cut for export and mountains could
be mined for gold and minerals.
(iii) Then the US government opted for a policy to drive
the American Indians westward first beyond the Mississippi river and then
further west.
(iv) Many wars were waged against Indians in which many
India were killed and their villages were burnt.
(v) The Indians resisted, triumphed in many wars but were
ultimately forced to sign treaties, give up their land and move westward.
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