Strategic Alliances and Trail of Broken Treaties 1700-1799

1787

U.S. Constitution identifies Indian tribes as sovereign nations

Chief Justice John Marshall established a broad interpretation of the Commerce Clause. Image: Wiki commons
Chief Justice John Marshall established a broad interpretation of the Commerce Clause. Image: Wiki commons

Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate commerce among foreign nations and tribes.

Settler Colonial Policy

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