the West was freedom and Native American interaction. The natural environment along with the social environment of the West helped greatly shape the way in which the West was developed and the way in which people lived their lives while west of the Mississippi river. The Natural environment of the West greatly affected the development of the west. First natural environmental factor was gold and other precious minerals. The discovery of gold and silver led many poor Americans to move to the far West
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The arrival of Europeans on the North American continent impacted Native American indigenous people in ways that have been discussed in written material of eyewitnesses 500 years ago‚ as well as anthropologists and historians in recent times. The science of human evolutionary genetics has now provided confirmation that the arrival of Europeans on the North American continent catalyzed a demographic disaster for Native American indigenous peoples. New evidence indicates that although the population
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12/17/12 Block 6 Westward Expansion and the Civil War By the mid nineteenth century‚ the United States was expanding westward rapidly. And as America expanded‚ so did the sectionalism. The rifts between the North and the South‚ caused by conflicting views on Westward Expansion were becoming more evident. Not only were the debates over westward expansion tedious; the ever growing social debate was also becoming alarmingly prevalent. And in 1860‚ the Civil War broke out‚ ultimately because of economic
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in 1492 the Native American has systematically been dehumanized‚ decivilized and redefined into terms that typify a subordinate or minority role‚ restricted life opportunities persist today as a result. I. Introduction-Majority/Minority group relations- the role of power II. Historical Overview A. Native American life before contact with the White man. B. Early contact‚ efforts at peaceful co-existence. C. Conflict and its consequences for Native Americans III. The continuing role of power
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American Expansion American Expansion from 1800 to 1848 benefitted the nation but at great cost. Nineteenth century was a time of remarkable growth and expansion in America. It was the century when America had grown with the addition of Texas‚ Louisiana and the land added through the war with Mexico. It was the century marked by the migration of settlers to the West of the continent because of the gold rush and desire for novelties. The idea of Manifest Destiny spread quickly throughout the
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years of the American Civil War. As it entailed a huge 1907 mile route – beginning at San Francisco Bay‚ and ending in Iowa on the Missouri River – the line could be described as monumentally important as it travelled through six of the 37 existing states‚ and physically connected millions of acres of land. Whilst the transcontinental railway‚ however‚ was instrumental in expanding the West‚ there were many other factors that also aided this action‚ which included various piece of government legislation
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The Westward Expansion: Manifest Destiny The Manifest Destiny is defined as a widely held belief in the U.S that settlers were destined to expand across North America . Before the American colonies won their independence in the Revolutionary War‚ settlers were moving West into what is now known as the states Kentucky and Tennessee‚ along with parts of the Ohio Valley and some in the southern regions. At the end of the War of 1812 there was the Indian Removal Act people had to worry about ‚ in 1830
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Native Americans before contact with Europeans were set in their ways and were fairly advanced people. There is evidence to suggest that people‚ such as the Anasazi were living in large city like areas but had to disperse due to long droughts and disease spreading among them. The dispersed people formed various tribes and continued to live relativity simple lives in areas that were so culturally diverse it is mind boggling‚ especially in the California area. There were around “40‚000 Californians
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Native American Gender Roles The woman was always kept busy in the camp. Responsible for making the family home‚ caring for that home‚ preparing food‚ making their clothing and so many other responsibilities. The woman is often referred to as a "slave" to her husband(Crow Dog‚ 2001). Whereas the man was often portrayed as sitting in the tepee‚ while the woman catered his every need. But‚ in truth‚ a Native Indian Man and Woman shared responsibilities equally. They shared the responsibilities
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1500s there were many Native Americans in North Carolina when the Europeans first arrived. The Europeans were coming to the ‘New World‚’ where the Indians had been for 50‚000 years. The Europeans did not have compassion for the Indians so they ended up changing the lives of the Natives‚ causing cultures and land to be lost. The mixing of the European cultures with the Indian cultures affected land‚ ways of life‚ and beliefs. When they met‚ the Europeans did not trust the Natives. The Indians welcomed
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