Wrote city of god, which was (among other things) a response to the popular idea that christians were responsible for the sack of rome in 410 by the visigoths. he is one of the most important writers in the west; his ideas about freedom of the human will and just-war theory remain popular. he also wrote the first spiritual autobiography in the west.

What was the land ordinance of 1787's view towards native americans? it allowed americans to settle on any land they wanted, even land owned by native americans. it allowed the government to move native americans to specific areas to keep them from attacking. it forbid native american lands from being taking from them without their consent. the ordinance of 1787 doesn't mention native americans since they are not american citizens.