Tocqueville examines the predicament of the native inhabitants of America, identifying four major causes of their decline and suffering: malicious settler governments, the customs… Continue reading Day 21 (p. 383 to p. 411) Tocqueville examines the impact of American settlers on the native inhabitants, discovering that, while the federal and state governments acted in bad faith, a combination of other forces and the customs of the natives themselves, also contributed to their demise.