•european powers stopped colonizing the western hemisphere. • the u. s. agreed to leave europe's established colonies in the western hemisphere alone. the box above describes a. why the protocol of peace led to the end of the spanish-american war. b. how the treaty of ghent ended disagreements from the war of 1812. c. the standards of peace that canada and the u. s. agreed to have with each other. d. significant outcomes that resulted from the monroe doctrine.

as general terms,  indian territory,  the indian territories, or  indian country  describe an evolving land area set aside by the  united states government  for the relocation of  native americans  who held  aboriginal title  to their land. in general, the tribes ceded land they occupied in exchange for  land grants  in 1803. the concept of an indian territory was an outcome of the 18th- and 19th-century policy of  indian removal. after the  civil war(1861–1865), the policy of the government was one of  assimilation.