Thinking back on the White man's burden, why did the white man think that they needed to help the native people. Because the native people were not "civilized" people.
Because the white man thought that they would get money in return.
Because the native people told them that they wanted help.
Because the white man thought that they had to help.​

1.3.6 practice: examining the founding principles the declaration of independence we hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal. that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.- that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,- that whenever any form of governments becomes destructive of thee ends, it is right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its power in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness . summary