Why was the treaty needed?

Introduction 

In 1830 there were estimated 100k Māori and 100 Europeans living in New Zealand. The behaviour of the Whalers,
the Missionaries’ desire to help protect Māori rights and the Musket Wars were reasons that a treaty was needed.
The Declaration of Independence was another contributing factor to the need for a treaty. 

Paragraph One (Lawyer)

One reason that a treaty was needed was the lawless behaviour of some of the British Settlers like whalers. Around
1830 in New Zealand there were 1000 of the British Settlers but many of them were Whalers. The Whalers were
from many countries include France, America and Australia but the majority were from British.  They spend more
time on the sea while they sailing and travel to other countries. There were many problems that face to them while
they are on the sea. The biggest bought in New Zealand at that time was Kororareka also known as Russell. When
the treaty was signed the Maori got some jobs on the ship and they also got money from their work. The whalers
were also the one that protect and save Maori land and people. The second group of Europeans to arrive were the
sealers and whalers who were first recorded to have visited NZ around 1791. Initially the sealers were the most
active but by 1830, with significantly reduced seal numbers, sealing and declined to a low level. Whale oil was a
commodity, which was in a great demand.      

Paragraph Two (Lawyer)

Another reason that a treaty was needed was to protect Māori rights. One group that felt strongly about this was
the missionaries. The missionaries were the one that teach Maori into the religion not only the religion but they
also teach them how to produce and plant food for themselves. In 1840 around 3000 convection to Christianity in
the Bay of Island Area. In this paragraph  am trying to prove that the missionaries is another best thing and is
another important part in Maori’s life, because the missionaries change some of Maori’s lives and without
missionaries they can’t get food and love one another. There was one thing that the missionaries were worried
because many Maori were killed by slaves and takeover Maori’s land, missionaries were the one that solve those
problems. The first missionaries Marsdan favoured teaching the Maori useful skills and agriculture to encourage them
to convert to Cristianity. He was so successful that he transformed the traditional economy of the Bay Islands
and laid the foundations for New Zealand agriculture. Henry Williams agreed to the government’s request to use all
his influence among the chiefs to induce them to make the desired surrender of sovereignty to her Majesty by
signing the Treaty of Waitangi. 

   

Paragraph Three (Hammer)

Another reason that a treaty was needed was the Musket Wars. The Musket Wars were a series of as many as
3000 battles and raid fought throughout New Zealand among Maori between 1807 and 1837 after Maori obtained
muskets and then engaged in an intertribal arms race in order to gain territory or seek revenge for past defeats.The
musket wars were the one that bought the musket in Maori. Up until the arrival of the European, Maori thought there
were traditional weapons such as A Taiaha and Mere while these weapons were fares enough the introduction of the
musket around the century change everything. Between 1818 and the early 1830s, thousand of Maori were killed in
a series of conflicts of the Musket Wars.
Many more were enslaved or became refugees. Although estimates vary, more deaths may have been caused by
these conflicts than the 18000 New Zealand lives lost in the First World War. There is a disadvantage of the  musket
o because there was a day that Britain use musket to kill Maori’s slave and Maori people. 

Paragraph Four (The Slam Dunk)

The final reason that a treaty was needed was the existence of the Declaration of Independence. What was the
purpose of the Declaration of Independence? The purpose of the  Declaration of Independence was to explain to the
whole world why the thirteen British colonies were seeking to start their own country. The Declaration of Independence
signifies some of the principles and ideas of the founding fathers which the government of the United States follows
today. The Declaration explains why the colonies should break away from Britain. It says that people have rights that
cannot be taken away, lists the complaints against the king, and argues that the colonies have to be free to protect
the colonists’ rights. At the bottom of the document, the delegates signed their name. The first impact of the
Declaration of Independence was making colonists proud and unified them in their determination, second was it
brought France into the war on the side of the colonists, third it made the war more difficult because the British were
angry.  

Conclusion (Robust Conclusion)

In conclusion, a treaty was needed because to establish a British Governor of New Zealand, consider Maori ownership of their lands and other properties, and give Maori the rights of British subjects. There are 4 main reasons for this treaty which is, Whalers, missionaries, the musket wars and the declaration of independence. So everything that we need to know is done and it explain above to each of the paragraphs. The Treaty of Waitangi is the founding document of New Zealand. Maori agreed: to let other people live in their country; and let the British make rules about behaviour and see that everyone behaves him. Reasons why chiefs signed the treaty included wanting controls on sales of Maori land to Europeans settlers. So in my knowledge Maori chief were right for signing the treaty because without treaty everything is getting worse.