What best describes Isaac Stevens’ attitude about Native American land rights in the Pacific Northwest?

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Native American land is provided in equal measure to homesteading lands offered to settlers.
Native Americans have no right to their traditional lands, but will be provided with enough land to live on.
Native American land rights are protected under the idea of manifest destiny.

None of the above accurately describes Isaac Stevens' attitude about Native American land rights in the Pacific Northwest. Isaac Stevens actually believed that Native American land should be taken away and Native Americans should be forcibly assimilated into white society. He advocated for the removal of Native Americans from their traditional lands in order to make way for white settlement and economic development.

choose one of the options

Native Americans have no right to their traditional lands, but will be provided with enough land to live on.