The Hostage System was a system of political control used by the shogunates.
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In order to better control the leaders of their conquests in the New World, the Spanish government created a feudal system. Members of a tribe were treated as slaves after the leaders were captured and taken hostage by the Spaniards.
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The Minnetaree tribe was the first settlers of what is now Yellowstone National Park. They are also the ones who captured Sacagewea and held her hostage.