American Indians In The 19th Century

During the nineteenth century, American Indians were said to be weak and unadaptable to the rapidly changing situations they were facing. However, some contemporaries of the nineteenth century believed that American Indians were quite the opposite—adaptable, intelligent humans capable of competing with other people and continuing to prosper and thrive under their changing situations. Although it was proven false, American Indians were given the stereotype of being weak and quickly vanishing. Source 2, written by Lewis Henry Morgan, describes the differences that separated the Indians from others. He also described Indians as “savages.” “The Indian family of America, unlike any other existing family, exemplified the condition of mankind