1. How were U.S. and Native American relations prior to the discovery of gold?
   They were okay; at times the U.S. respected their culture, and at other times they urged assimilation
   O They were bad; the Native Americans had been trying to steal White people's land.
   They were good; the U.S. left the Native Americans alone to care for themselves
   They were bad; the U.S. had been trying to force the Native Americans onto Reservations for years