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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It is speculated that the Cherokee tribe migrated to the Southeast between the years 600 and 1000; centuries before the first regular contact with Europeans. In the years before the 1500’s‚ when the Europeans started settling in America‚ the Cherokee lived an exceptionally sedentary lifestyle with the women doing mostly farm work while the men hunted. However‚ as contact with the white Europeans grew more common‚ the Cherokee developed a sense of dependence on them for goods and a more “civilized”
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The relation between the early colonists and Native-American Indians through American settlers and Native-Americans changed so drastically due to many tragic factors. Although the biggest factor would have to be that the settlers saw the Native-Americans as savages and felt that they needed to alter their cultural ways to the European ways. The Sand Creek massacre and the Battle of Little Bighorn were two events that greatly affected the relations among the settlers and the Native Americans. These
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Indian Wars were series of conflicts between white settler or government of United States and Native Americans. Conflicts started almost immediately after settlers begun to move to the North America and ended in the early 20th century. During this time all the Native Tribes were one by one moved to the reservation where a lot of them live until today. They had to change the way they lived and their culture was almost destroyed. They weren’t prepared for this change and today’s Native Americans have
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In the annual editions article‚ “The Nez Perce Flight for Justice” Edmunds discusses the Nez Perce Indians’ trials and tribulations faced when fleeing Idaho in search of a better life. Before 1877‚ the Nez Perce were proud of their relationship with the US and tried hard to avoid conflict‚ but soon they were being forced to relocate‚ and the young tribe leader‚ Chief Joseph‚ reluctantly agreed. While they agreed to relocate‚ after violence‚ they quickly realized that they needed to flee and had to
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The decision made by the Jackson administration to remove the Natives changed the social treatment towards the Natives from bad to worse‚ there was economic continuations of wanting to pursue a “peace policy” while taking the Natives land‚ and the political policies continued to try to “civilize”‚ assimilate‚ and/ or make peace with the Natives. The decision made by the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to the land west of the Mississippi in the 1830’s did not affect the economic
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The War of 1812 can be viewed as a war for independence to a certain degree. In both the War of 1812 and the American Revolution‚ we fought against wrongs whether they were real or perceived. While America was not fighting for independence in this war; they were fighting for respect as a nation. The War of 1812 was a bit like the American Revolution because some people were ready to fight while other Americans opposed the war. It was much like the American Revolution because it was a lot a stake
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The topic of the Native American Indians has been shallowly dove into within most History classes at some point or another. Although‚ due to the set criteria that schools have to follow there is often not enough time to fully divulge into the subject. Indian culture differs immensely from that of the American culture. Also‚ their beliefs‚ in topics across the board‚ are far different from modern American beliefs. Native American Indians‚ a resilient group of individuals who have persevered through
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Throughout primary and secondary education‚ school age children learn that Native American was the first to live on America soil. They are a tribal culture consisting of a hunter and gather. However‚ student also learnt that many conflicts arose when Europeans settler claim their land for themselves. War broke out between the two cultures resulting in the Treaty of Paris‚ and French and Indian‚ war. As to slander the Native American culture European dean‚ them as ignorant savages depict them as anti-peace
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The West: Exploiting an Empire When the civil war was over‚ Americans believed expansion was their “manifest destiny” and began moving in the west direction across the continent‚ conquering the Native Americans through diverse means and created a North American Empire. The Native Americans were pushed from their lands and forced to change their culture by the end of the century because they were seen as threat that might hinder the White Americans migration. The Indians abandoned their
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