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    How did the Westward Expansion Affect Native Americans? The westward expansion affected the Plain Natives greatly. Education and jobs were shifted majorly during the westward movement which led to a completely different way of life. All of a sudden they were introduced to schools‚ when in the past they only learned from experience. They were familiarized to tradesmen jobs and farming‚ when previously it was limited to hunting for men and being a housewife for women. The Plain Indians used to learn

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    Outline of the Islamic Civilizations expansions Lead-In: Cultural Diffusion is “The transmission of social institutions‚ skills‚ and myths from one culture to another.”(“Cultural Diffusion”Dictionary.com) The Islamic civilization‚ during the post classical period‚ expanded the Islamic culture by their nomadic and semi nomadic groups. Thesis Statement: The movement of the Islamic civilization resulted in the dissemination of distinct cultural characteristics‚ ideas‚ and technologies in Europe

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    Dariana Zapata November-18-2014 Expanding West During the 1800s‚ the federal government promoted westward expansion in a variety of ways. This expansions changed the shape and character of the country. The United states first started with very small property back then they were call the 13 colonies which to begin with was not as strong as it is today‚ if anything it was a lot weaker and had little to rely on. Through time it was able to make it ways into gaining

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    obstacle to the westward expansion. White American settlers petitioned to the federal government to remove the Native Americans. Presidents both Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe argued that Indian tribal lands in the Southeast should sell and/or exchange their land for lands west of the Mississippi River. The American Government did not take any steps to make this happen. In fact‚ the first transfer of land occurred only as an end result of war. The Americans wanted westward expansion to complete their

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    Christopher "Kit" Carson was a famous American frontiersmen born in Madison County‚ Kentucky on December 24th‚ 1809‚ who made an important contribution to the expansion of The United States of America. Kit Carson became a legend due to his name associated with several key events in the Westward expansion. Exploration‚ Encounter‚ and Exchange‚ Christopher Carson experienced a lot of this during his life. In 1818 Kit Carson’s father Lindsey Carson died due to an incident while clearing a field

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    west‚ and to track water routes to help western expansion. The route that Lewis and Clark traveled west became an important route for pioneers‚ known as the Oregon Trail. Pioneers went west for many reasons‚ including economic opportunities and new ways of life. An abundance of land for farming and grazing‚ mining‚ forestry and for some‚ like the Mormons‚ an escape from religious persecution all led them west. In the beginning of westward expansion‚ the issue of slavery in the newly settles territory

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    Working with evidence 1. Follow the steps to analyze the question: Look for Time‚ Task and Content. a. Analyze the political‚ diplomatic‚ and military reasons for the United States victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775–1787. 2. Sort through the list of evidence provided and categorize it into the three categories asked for in the prompt. Add rows if needed. If necessary‚ use all the resources available to you to research unfamiliar material. Political

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    Running head: BUILDING CAPABILITIES AT THE WESTWARD HILTON Building Capabilities at the Westward Hilton Hiller Hotels is a very prominate hotel business in Phoenix‚ Arizona. This company has a wide range of middle class and upscale hotels and also has a few restaurants. Peter Green‚ executive vice president for operation‚ has been employed with the company for more than 10 years. Hospitality has been a part of Green’s life since his teenage year. Green worked over the years and gained experience

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    Assess the impact of westward expansion of Native Americans between 1803 and 1890 Westward expansion was a predominant objective during the 19th century in the USA; the desire to discover the frontier proved detrimental to the Native Americans. The Native Americans found few benefits from Westward expansion. Not all tribes were as badly affected by westward expansion however the general consensus was that the Native Americans were persecuted due to Westward expansion. Before the Louisiana Purchase

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    During the mid-late 1800s‚ economic and industrial developments profoundly transformed the land and the peoples of the American West. Immigrants and non-Indians who longed for new opportunities in life settled there. This influx of westward movement was primarily initiated as a result of deliberate policy by the federal government. Since the United States government secured more land in central North America after the Louisiana Purchase and annexation of southern and western states (Boyer 317)‚ the

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