The European western expansion of America was not designed as a mechanism to eradicate the American Indian. Had the expansion been able to occur with a cultural melding then the wars and strategic events of conquer would not have been necessary. That said ... The expansion was going to happen regardless. It was the clash of two nations, one of which brought flexibility, technology, and an unceasing volume of humanity versus a nation of people entrenched in tribal values and customs that could not tolerate change. The outcome was not just predictable, it was obvious. Technology such as firearms, the railroad and the telegraph simply accelerated the inevitable. Relating to current culture and taking a physiological side does nothing to affect reality. This has happened all over the world.
The European western expansion of America was not designed as a mechanism to eradicate the American Indian. Had the expansion been able to occur with a cultural melding then the wars and strategic events of conquer would not have been necessary. That said ... The expansion was going to happen regardless. It was the clash of two nations, one of which brought flexibility, technology, and an unceasing volume of humanity versus a nation of people entrenched in tribal values and customs that could not tolerate change. The outcome was not just predictable, it was obvious. Technology such as firearms, the railroad and the telegraph simply accelerated the inevitable. Relating to current culture and taking a physiological side does nothing to affect reality. This has happened all over the world.