One reason listed by Ammoron (the apostate Nephite who has now become the leader of the Lamanites) for waging his war against the Nephites is that he wants "to avenge" the wrongs of the Lamanites and "to maintain and to obtain their rights to the government." (Alma 54:24.) When Lehi died soon after arriving in the promised land, Laman and his followers felt they should succeed him as the rulers of the colony because Laman was the eldest son of Lehi and Sariah. However, the Lord designated the righteous Nephi as the new leader. Thus for hundreds of years the Lamanites had passed down the tradition that the Nephites had "robbed them" by taking away their right to the government. (For further information on the false traditions of the Lamanites, see the material listed after Mosiah 10:12-17.)