19. 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