How did the old European "doctrine of discovery" influence government and Indian relationships? *
It encouraged safer ship construction and pension plans for Imperial explorers
It set up a template for establishing tribal sovereignty, recognition by the federal
government, and was often legally violated in pursuit of land,
It allowed European countries to establish control over land by planting a minimum of
four flags in the shape of a square and keeping those flags planted for at least 90
days
it significantly improved relations between First Nations and the American Federal
Government by giving control of Congress over to the Sioux,