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    and drawings that tell compelling stories about the Plain Indians in the 1800’s. His introduction alone has just the right level of information and links basic themes and events to the documents presented in the text. In short‚ a model of how an introduction should be done. Colin Calloway’s intentions were to focus on the humanistic study of the Plain Indians views on how the West was lost. It provides us with the actual perspectives of Indian people who lived through those times of manifestation

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    Name___________________________Date________ ➢ Chapter 26. The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution‚ 1865-1896. Theme 1: After the Civil War‚ whites overcame the Plains Indians’ fierce resistance and settled the Great West‚ bringing to a close the long frontier phase of American history. Theme 2: The farmers who populated the West found themselves the victims of an economic revolution in agriculture. Trapped in a

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    Name: Makayla Lemon NAS M8 Concept and Reaction Date: 5/7/12 After reading Sia Davis and Jane Feustel ’s article entitled "Indian Gaming in the States" answer all parts of the following questions (30 points): 1) What is the link between gaming and broader economic development for Native nations? The link between gaming and broader economic development for Native nations is merging the goals of land purchase and maintainable economic development in a small business‚ providing employment

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    Cheyanne Ervin APUSH‚ Period: 2 Ms. Check 14 January 2013 Chapter 16: Conquering a Continent‚ 1861-1877: * Essential Question: What factors helped advance the integration of the national economy after the Civil War? Section 1: The Republican Vision: * Integrating the National Economy: * Reshaping the former Confederacy after the Civil War supplemented a Republican drive to strengthen the national economy to overcome limitations of market variations that took place under previous Democratic

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    healing. In many Native American cultures‚ songs are thought to come into existence principally in dreams or visions. In Plain Indians culture‚ songs are hold the power. Each act must have its appropriate song. In a ceremony‚ a man will have a bundle of objects‚ which he opens and displays‚ but their supernatural power is not activated until the appropriate song is sung. In the Plains‚ a man has visions in which powerful guardian spirits appear to him‚ and these are validate by the songs they sing to

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    D.E. US History 12-10-13 Indian Removal Policy Land disputes and law jurisdiction cases had begun to appear quite frequently in the United States Supreme Court during the time the Indian Policy was put into effect after the war. Congress had to address the situation so they came up with the Indian Policy. It was concluded that‚ “discovery also gave the discoverer the exclusive right to extinguish Indian title either by purchase or by conquest. Natives were recognized only as temporary occupants

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    From The Way to Rainy Mountain A single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma‚ north and west of the Wichita Range. For my people‚ the Kiowas‚ it is an old landmark‚ and they gave it the name Rainy Mountain. The hardest weather in the world is there. Winter brings blizzards‚ hot tornadic winds arise in the spring‚ and in summer the prairie is an anvil’s edge. The grass turns brittle and brown‚ and it cracks beneath your feet. There are green belts along the rivers and creeks‚ linear groves

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    The French and Indian War had a negative effect on the relationship between Britain and its American colonies. The French and Indian War was known as the Seven Years War in America. The colonists were having conflicts with the Native Americans on the issue of territory. The French had a fur trade system with the Native Americans‚ and both the French and Native Americans had conflict with Britain. Colonists were thankful to have redcoats in the colonies during the French and Indian War‚ however‚ when

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    Changes on the Western Frontier The culture of the Plains Indians declines as white settlers transform the Great Plains. Meanwhile‚ farmers form the Populist movement to address their economic concerns. Next Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century Chapter 5 Changes on the Western Frontier SECTION 1 Cultures Clash on the Prairie SECTION 2 Settling on the Great Plains SECTION 3 Farmers and the Populist Movement Previous

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    the west. That is what happened to the Indians during the Indian removals. The Indian Removal Act gave the government enough power to seize the Indian’s land and move them west. The removals were meant to be peaceful and fair. They were also supposed to be done voluntarily (“Trail”). Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act on May 28‚ 1830. The Indian Removal Act affected many American Indian Tribes. After Andrew Jackson became president the Indian Removal Act was passed. The act was passed

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