man ▁to ▁pac ify ▁the ▁tribe . ▁Following ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁confront ations ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁War , ▁Hoff man ▁succeeded ▁in ▁domin ating ▁the ▁n atives , ▁and ▁demanded ▁that ▁they ▁allow ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁sett lers ▁through ▁their ▁territory . ▁To ▁ensure ▁comp liance , ▁Fort ▁Moh ave ▁was ▁constructed ▁near ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁Hoff man ▁also ▁imprison ed ▁several ▁Moh ave ▁leaders . ▁Having ▁been ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁friendly ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁whites , ▁I rat aba ▁became ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁A ha ▁mac ave ▁y alt an ack , ▁an ▁elected , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁her edit ary , ▁leader . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁many ▁interactions ▁with ▁U . S . ▁officials ▁and ▁sett lers , ▁I rat aba ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁for ▁an ▁official ▁meeting ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁and ▁its ▁government , ▁including ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln . ▁In ▁doing ▁so , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Native ▁American ▁from ▁the ▁South west ▁to ▁meet ▁an ▁American ▁president . ▁He ▁received ▁considerable ▁attention ▁during ▁his ▁t ours ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁capital , ▁and ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Philadelphia , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁g ifts , ▁including ▁a ▁silver - head ed ▁can e ▁from ▁Lincoln . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁he ▁negoti ated ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁Indian