Wyoming v. Houghton 526 U.S. 295 (1999) FACTS: After a routine traffic stop‚ a police officer noticed a hypodermic syringe in the shirt pocket of the car’s driver‚ which the driver soon admitted was for using drugs. The officer searched the passenger compartment for contraband and came upon a purse‚ which the respondent‚ a passenger in the car‚ claimed was hers. There was drug paraphernalia inside‚ and the respondent was arrested on drug charges. The evidence was admitted at trial and respondent
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When the Europeans began their settlement of the New World‚ it was both complicated and aided by its indigenous inhabitants. The native people alternately became allies and enemies of the newly arrived settlers from Europe. These two totally dissimilar cultures were hurtling toward each other in a clash of cultures that would be the end for one of them. Did either of them expect what was to come when the first Europeans came to America? What did the settlers expect of the Native Americans when they
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Indians vs. Europeans When the Europeans first arrived in America they found an Indian culture completely different from their own. They viewed this culture as barbaric and animalistic. The European culture involved a strict hierarchy‚ and only people with white skin were accepted. Indian society was much more accepting‚ and they based their religious views on nature. When Cortes first came from Spain he was surprised by all the idols that the people were worshipping‚ and he eventually killed
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Hello‚ and welcome to “Learn More‚ Teach More.” It has been more than five centuries since Christopher Columbus reached the Americas. We know a great deal about Columbus‚ of course‚ and about the Europeans and Africans who crossed the Atlantic after him. We know much less about the “Indians‚” as Columbus mistakenly called them—the people already living in America. But we are learning more all the time‚ so I want to talk about early contacts between Native Americans and newcomers. We now estimate
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really did show them as being from opposite ends of the globe. The beliefs of the Native American Indians were extremely similar to that of animism. The Indians viewed the land simply as it was‚ as land. Its purpose was to provide food for them such as corn‚ allow them to have shelter‚ and supply them with any other necessities they might require to survive. In retrospect however‚ the European explorers held a different belief of the resourcefulness of land. The concept they held that land could
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American ’s encounters with European colonists led to different interactions between the two‚ as well as a development of varied relationships. America had been home to Native Americans since around 13‚000 B.C. The Europeans arrived in America around 1492 to find that the land was already inhabited. Before the Europeans arrived‚ the Native Americans had lived in harmony with nature and with each other in communities‚ having strong family ties. When the Europeans arrived‚ they held different values
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CHAPTER TWO ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPEANS IN INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT AND BANGLADESH. A good connection existed between the Indian sub-continent and Europe since the ancient time. The Arab traders exported the commodities of Indian subcontinent to Venice and Genoa Ports of Italy in the middle age. These Ports commodities were also sent to various countries of Europe. This business was monopolized by the Arab and Italian traders. In this way‚ they earn a large amount of profit. Gradually‚ the merchants
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The movement into the Indian Subcontinent by the Indo-European Arayans was something that would greatly influence life for thousands of years to come. Not only did Islam and Hinduism introduce the caste system but it was probably had the biggest impact on the Indian Subcontinent. This system was so appealing that Hindus‚ Buddhist‚ and Jainist all took part in implicating it into their society. They had common beliefs buts also different forms of this system‚ that varied based on each religions belief
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When the people of Europe first realized that there was an entire new continent across the Atlantic that it hadn’t previously realized existed‚ everyone was eager to explore and make use of a brand-new opportunity. Conquistadores‚ Puritans‚ entrepreneurs—everyone saw something in the Americas to make the long voyage worth their while. So when Europeans arrived in this “New World‚” they were coming from all sorts of different places‚ religious backgrounds‚ and social statuses. And of course‚ the Americas
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My Trip to Wyoming ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!! Went the airplane as we took off at the St. Louis Airport. We were headed to Cody‚ Wyoming‚ for a horseback riding adventure in the mountains. I was with my dad. The plane trip was pretty boring to be honest‚ but boy was i sure happy when we got to cody. We checked into the Irma Hotel and found our room. We then went and ate lunch at a great mexican restaurant. Since it was nearing the fourth of July‚ (it was July Third.) The restaurant had red
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