Word in Definition. Princeton's WordNet 1. Wiktionary 2. Freebase 0. Anagrams for Seattle » tsatlee. How to pronounce Seattle? Alex US English. David US English. Mark US English. Daniel British. Libby British. Mia British. Karen Australian. Hayley Australian. Natasha Australian.
Veena Indian. Priya Indian. Neerja Indian. Zira US English. Oliver British. Related articles. Also Mentioned In. Words near seattle in the Dictionary. Beer Countries vs. The Everett massacre Walker C. Pop: est. All rights reserved. Stevens in , and detailed an agreement between the white men and the Native Americans. While the white men would claim the land for themselves, several areas now known as reservations would be put aside for use by the Native Americans. In return, the whites would make payments for education, health care, and other needs.
However, understanding between the two parties was limited because of the language barrier. Again, in these cases, requests from the Native Americans had to be translated twice in order to be understood. Nonetheless, Seattle was the first Native American leader to sign the treaty, with three others signing after him. Even in the s, nothing moved swiftly through Congress, and it took them three years to ratify the treaty, which they did only after taking away many of the benefits promised to the Native Americans.
Chief Seattle stayed out of the war and attempted to convince others to do the same. He would also warn his white friends when an attack was being planned if he could. When the fighting finally ended, the town of Seattle began to grow.
Many white people treated them with disrespect, but the chief kept the promise he had made when he signed the treaty and would not fight them. He continued visiting his white friends until he died in , probably from a fever.
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