Essay On Native Americans And Their Great Change
HIST 172 Sec 06
Mr. Wisialowski
Native Americans and their Great Change From the 1400s to 1877 many historical events have occurred in the growing of the new world. However, some of those occurrences have affected many different groups including women, African Americans, and Native Americans in a negative manner. From the three groups, I feel that the Native Americans have seen the most changes in their lives, but for the worse. I believe this to be true for many reasons such as; the first encounters between many different European colonists and Native tribes and the damage dealt to their land and homes, the Treaty of Paris in 1783 which gave up land for the Native Americans, and also the Indian removal act in 1830, which once again took land away from the Native Americans. Some first encounters between the native and the European were difficult to because their ways were so different, from the language they spoke, the food they ate, and even the clothes they wore. Some Europeans were so filled with awe at the new lands and different environments that it overcame them and caused them to do unsettling things to the homeland of the Native. For example, the Taino and the Spanish were very civilized toward each other but there …show more content…
was not an even playing ground. The Taino had given the impression that Christopher Columbus was sent to them by the Gods which gave the Spanish an advantage, not to mention the weapons they carried were more advanced compared to the Taino. The Spanish took the chance they had to capture and conquer the Taino and their land. First the Spanish began to enslave the Taino and take them back to their country, but once they came back the Taino attempted to resist and fight back. Of course because of the huge advantage the Spanish had over the Taino, the natives decided that they would rather kill themselves than to be enslaved by the Spanish. This example of Natives being killed and forced out of their own land is tragic but happened to many other tribes, including the Powhatan tribe, in the early 1400s. After many years of European colonist conquering the Native Americans, the Treaty of Paris was enacted. On September 3, 1783 this treated was passed which ended the American Revolution. In this treaty, many Native Americans that lived east of the Mississippi River were greatly affected. The treaty had given all the land that belonged to the British, north of Canada and east of the Mississippi River to the United States. The problem with this is that the British had previously made agreements on the land situation so the Natives could have land of their own and live there, but once the treaty was passed, the agreements were then voided. Since the land now belonged to the United States, the Native Americans were then conquered and overthrown, by the United States, of their own territory. One act that affected the Native Americans greatly was the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
In this act, which was passed on May 28, 1830, it authorized the president ownership to all Indian lands east of the Mississippi River.
After all that the Native Americans had to go through with the Treaty of Paris (1783), just fifty years later they are once again forced to move from their land. Although, under the act, the natives would be compensated with new lands that have been drawn from the public domain that is west of the Mississippi River, the Native Americans were still not being treated well. The land chosen had different climates and terrain that was different from the land they previously lived on. This act paved the way for the migration of tens of thousands of Native Americans, also known as the trail of
tears.
From the three choices; African Americans, women, and Native Americans, I feel that the Native Americans have seen the most changes in their lives. The Native Americans had to experience the concurring of their land several times starting with the first encounters, the Treaty of Paris (1783), and the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Looking at the Native American’s past, it really shows how the lives of Native Americans were full of fear and terror, and were very difficult lives to live.
Mr. Wisialowski
Native Americans and their Great Change From the 1400s to 1877 many historical events have occurred in the growing of the new world. However, some of those occurrences have affected many different groups including women, African Americans, and Native Americans in a negative manner. From the three groups, I feel that the Native Americans have seen the most changes in their lives, but for the worse. I believe this to be true for many reasons such as; the first encounters between many different European colonists and Native tribes and the damage dealt to their land and homes, the Treaty of Paris in 1783 which gave up land for the Native Americans, and also the Indian removal act in 1830, which once again took land away from the Native Americans. Some first encounters between the native and the European were difficult to because their ways were so different, from the language they spoke, the food they ate, and even the clothes they wore. Some Europeans were so filled with awe at the new lands and different environments that it overcame them and caused them to do unsettling things to the homeland of the Native. For example, the Taino and the Spanish were very civilized toward each other but there …show more content…
was not an even playing ground. The Taino had given the impression that Christopher Columbus was sent to them by the Gods which gave the Spanish an advantage, not to mention the weapons they carried were more advanced compared to the Taino. The Spanish took the chance they had to capture and conquer the Taino and their land. First the Spanish began to enslave the Taino and take them back to their country, but once they came back the Taino attempted to resist and fight back. Of course because of the huge advantage the Spanish had over the Taino, the natives decided that they would rather kill themselves than to be enslaved by the Spanish. This example of Natives being killed and forced out of their own land is tragic but happened to many other tribes, including the Powhatan tribe, in the early 1400s. After many years of European colonist conquering the Native Americans, the Treaty of Paris was enacted. On September 3, 1783 this treated was passed which ended the American Revolution. In this treaty, many Native Americans that lived east of the Mississippi River were greatly affected. The treaty had given all the land that belonged to the British, north of Canada and east of the Mississippi River to the United States. The problem with this is that the British had previously made agreements on the land situation so the Natives could have land of their own and live there, but once the treaty was passed, the agreements were then voided. Since the land now belonged to the United States, the Native Americans were then conquered and overthrown, by the United States, of their own territory. One act that affected the Native Americans greatly was the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
In this act, which was passed on May 28, 1830, it authorized the president ownership to all Indian lands east of the Mississippi River.
After all that the Native Americans had to go through with the Treaty of Paris (1783), just fifty years later they are once again forced to move from their land. Although, under the act, the natives would be compensated with new lands that have been drawn from the public domain that is west of the Mississippi River, the Native Americans were still not being treated well. The land chosen had different climates and terrain that was different from the land they previously lived on. This act paved the way for the migration of tens of thousands of Native Americans, also known as the trail of
tears.
From the three choices; African Americans, women, and Native Americans, I feel that the Native Americans have seen the most changes in their lives. The Native Americans had to experience the concurring of their land several times starting with the first encounters, the Treaty of Paris (1783), and the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Looking at the Native American’s past, it really shows how the lives of Native Americans were full of fear and terror, and were very difficult lives to live.