When it comes to American literature‚ most people think of only the stories that Americans have written throughout American history. They do not think of the Native Americans or the European explorers and settlers that lived in and explored the land. Many of their stories and literature are hard to find‚ translate‚ and research since it was a long time ago. However‚ the natives‚ the settlers‚ and the explorers have literature that is just as much of a big part of American literature than any other
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Include evidence from the story to support your opinion. CHOOSE 10 words from the story that are new to you. Using the dictionary‚ write each word and its definition. WRITE A POEM about your favorite character. RESEARCH and CREATE A POSTER about the Iroquois Indians. Include pictures and information about their families‚ food‚ homes‚ clothing‚ and lifestyle. Point Completed Maximum 20 10 10 20 20 10 20 10 10 20 ©2011abcteach.com Reading/Comprehension/The Indian In The Cupboard
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tribes didn’t take to the intruders as well as other tribes did. They took some time getting organized due to tribes usually fighting against each other but by the 1600s‚ according to West Virginia Archive & History‚ a Confederacy was created. The Iroquois Confederacy. They fought to get their land back. Did they win? Obviously not. But they didn’t go down without a fight. Afro Americans had a big issue as well when they first arrived in the Americas. In 1619 when the first “slaves” arrived‚ even
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territory throughout the eastern coastline (Document A). The colonists began to settle on the land beyond the Appalachian Mountains‚ which resulted in tensions with the Natives who primarily resided there. Canassatego‚ chief of the Onondaga Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy‚ delivered a speech to the representatives of Pennsylvania‚ Maryland‚ and Virginia. In the speech‚ he speaks with an accusatory tone as he is angered by the unrightfully settling of the American colonists (Document B). He sees the white
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Butler‚ and I were to be leaders of the Loyalist resistance and terrorism in northwest New York. Those that were loyal to England were called Loyalists or Tories. There were many Indian tribes that were allied by the British‚ most especially the Iroquois tribes that occupied the lands from upstate New York to Northern Pennsylvania and extending west of the Great Lakes. I later went to England to negotiate the return of Mohawk land and in return I offered native support throughout the Revolution
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were altered between Britain and its American colonies because Britain returned to the colonies in 1763 and further enclosed its Colonists under their government‚ as seen in documents A‚ B‚ and C. In 1742‚ as seen in document B‚ The Chief of the Iroquois Confederacy “warned” the colonies that the Indians were aware of the fact that white were settling and ruining lands. The Colonist’s had grown so accustomed to being self-governed that they disregarded these “warnings.” Politically this shows that
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was the daughter of a chief’s daughter. Kateri Tekakwitha‚ who had been born at Ossernenon‚ accepted the Catholic faith and afterward devoted the remainder of her life to performing benevolence and charity works amongst her people. “Kateri” is the Iroquois version of Catherine‚ which was her baptismal name‚ and means pure. “Tekakwitha‚” on the other hand‚ means placing things in order. Thus‚ her name epitomized her life’s mission for which she is today remembered. The Vatican later in the 1940s bestowed
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The Iroquois myth‚ “The World on the Turtle’s Back‚” is a piece that has been passed down from one generation to the next since 1800. It introduces a story of the world; good and bad‚ male and female roles‚ a great god‚ the solar system‚ growth‚ etc. This text not only challenges stereotypical views of gender roles‚ but it also introduces a different perspective on superiority. As the male population is classically seen as dominant‚ fearless‚ and powerful souls; while the female population is seen
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AP* U.S. History Study Guide and Review Aligned with Bailey’s American Pageant - 13th edition - This book is available in print‚ online at: www.lulu.com/content/310851 * “AP” is a registered trademark of the College Board AP US History Review and Study Guide for “American Pageant” is available in print at www.lulu.com/content/310851 Notes • Don’t use this review instead of reading the text. Use this as a supplement‚ not a substitute. Be sure to practice free-response questions
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The Last of the Mohicans “The Last of the Mohicans” by James Fenimore Cooper is a novel about the British-French war and the Indians who are allying the French. This novel is about people get to fort William safely. Heyward‚ a British general‚ is supposed to get Cora and Alice‚ the daughters of the Colonel Munro‚ safely to Fort William-Henry‚ but on his way there were complications. Hawkeye‚ Uncas‚ and the Mohicans came into the novel trying to help Heyward get to Fort William safely. Three
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