Original sentence: Although publicly the ascendent Jeffersonian party of the era condemned the destruction of the Indians, there was a strong anti-Indian sentiment.Although the conflict was initiated by Native Americans, many who belive imperialist and expansionist nature of the United States during this period point to it as the first step in a cycle of conquest and territorial displacement that led to the near-destruction of the native peoples of North America
Edited sentence: Although publicly the ascendent Jeffersonian part of the era condemned the destruction of the Indians, there was a strong anti-Indian sentiment.Although the conflict was initiated by Native Americans, many point to it as the first step in a cycle of conquest and territorial displacement that led to the near-destruction of the native peoples of North America