The history of the American Indian is one of great pride and honor, but also includes discrimination and much bloodshed. Never has a population been more affected by a foreign intruder than the Native American. The conflict between Native Americans and non Native Americans began ever since the first Europeans set foot in the New World. The result of the European migration and their confrontations with the Indians was a deep hatred between the two races. This hatred would lead to war which would eventually lead to the near extermination of the American Indian. This long-lasting unnofficial war reached its climax in the early 1800s. Manifest Destiny, Tecumseh, the Prophet, and Andrew Jackson are the main reasons for the extermination of the American Indian during the early 1800s. Manifest Destiny was the main cause of conflict between the territorial Indians and the intruding Americans, Tecumseh and the Prophet led the Native Americans in a last stand against the land hungry Americans, and Andrew Jackson slaughtered the most Indians than any other person in history. Although Andrew Jackson is responsible for the deaths and removal of many Native Americans, he consequently saved the Native Americans from probable annihilation or extinction. It is not certain if he personally disliked or was discriminative toward the Indians, but what is certain is that the American expansion movement led to the conflicts in the early 1800s.