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    settlers were not able to bring the capital to establish such a system as other goods were deemed more important.

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    During the late 19th century Americans wanted to expand their land for the greater or their people. Little did they know their impact on the natives that occupied the west. The amount of land taken from them was so exponential that if it hadn’t happened we wouldn’t be where we are today(doc 1).Although there were reservations for the native americans‚ they used cruel methods to for them out of their land. Some examples of these are forcing them out or if they resisted they would have a battle. Other

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    Columbus discovered the Americas there were individuals living in North America. The Native American individuals‚ also called American Indians‚ had been living on the landmass of North America for a long time and the Americas found that there were more than 10 million Native Americans effectively living on the continent. Once the Europeans touched base in America things turned out to be much different. As time passed the Native American deteriorated. They were constrained off their properties and pushed

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    For Native Americans‚ religion was their way to understand and harmonize with the world around them. They used different types of rituals to maintain a morally neutral universe. However‚ with the encounter of European colonists‚ Native Americans experienced a constant struggle for religious freedom and survival. The encounter caused a major cultural and religious shock for the Native Americans as their religion could no longer provide answers as to what they were experiencing. The Native Americans

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    colonists’ relationships with the Native Americans were. The relations in the British colonies varied. In Jamestown‚ which was one of the earliest English settlements‚ the relations were not good. The colonists thought of the Native people as savages and no more than mere animals. They were almost always fighting and the only reason they traded was out of fear and necessity. Yet‚ in Plymouth the Natives and the colonists had good relations. After the Natives helped the colonists plant crops‚

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    essay‚ “Childbirth Practices Among Native American Women of New England and Canada‚ 1600-1800‚” the author describes the Euro-American’s views of Native American childbirth and illustrates that people’s experience with reproduction is shaped by their own cultural values and previous knowledge. For Euro-American women‚ this probably involved similar emotions and events as to what we see today- pain‚ nervousness‚ excitement‚ and celebration. But for Native American women‚ this experience was anything

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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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    What were the effects/consequences of the Spanish Civil War? The Spanish civil war lasted 1936-1939. It had great consequences‚ seeing as the war brought huge complications to Spain in social‚ economic and political aspects. The social consequences were many. Around 100‚000 Republicans as well as about 70‚000 Nationalists were killed during the war‚ showing great losses for families and for the population. The killing also continued after the war as Franco launched a terror campaign‚ “White terror”

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    Why Is Poker So Popular

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    grow in popularity‚ more and more platforms are becoming available for people to enjoy this wonderful card game of skill and strategy. And even though Poker is a very old game‚ it has increasingly become popular within the last 15 years or so. The actual cards were the beginning and technology has now paved the way for Poker to continue to be played in our homes‚ and even on our smartphones. Now that Poker is being seen as a sport with televised coverage of high stakes games‚ mainly Texas Hold’em‚ many

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    A Pow Wow is a gathering of North America’s Native people. The word Pow Wow comes from the Narragansett word powwaw‚ which means "spiritual leader". A modern pow-wow is a specific type of event where both Native American and non-Native American people meet to dance‚ sing‚ socialize‚ and honor American Indian culture. There is generally a dancing competition‚ often with significant prize money awarded. Pow-wows vary in length from one day session of five to six hours to three days. Major pow-wow or

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