论邦联国会对北美印第安人政策及意义

The Indian Policy of the Confederation Congress and Its Significance

美国独立之初,邦联国会(1781—1789)依照《邦联条例》获得处理对印第安人事务的权力,并在这一领域大显身手。邦联国会所确定的购买和文明同化政策奠定了未来美国政府对印第安人政策的基础。同时,邦联国会在处理对印第安人事务时相对于州的主动和主导地位,又有助于美国早期国家观念的形成。

In accordance with the Articles of Confederation,the Confederation Congress had the right to deal with Indian affairs,and it played an active role in this area.The measures that the Confederation Congress took to solve Indian issues were mainly bribery and assimilation,which laid the foundation of the US governments Indian policy.At the same time,the Confederation Congress had more power over Indian affairs than over the states,and this would have contributed greatly to the formation of early American concept of State.