The Discovery Doctrine proclaimed that any land purchases from Indians without a representative of the British royal government present at the proceedings would be illegal.

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The Discovery Doctrine primarily gave European sovereigns the right to claim lands "discovered" by their explorers in the name of their sovereigns, regardless of the presence of indigenous peoples, and did not specifically address the legality of land purchases from Indigenous peoples without a representative of the British royal government.

The Discovery Doctrine Proclaimed That Any Land Purchases from Indians