The Cherokee Removal directs attention to an assortment of documents presenting several important themes and main points such as the discussions within the Cherokee Nation‚ Georgia’s role in pressurizing the Cherokees off the land and settlers pleading to the US government to remove them by way of force. The "civilizing" of the Cherokees (their adoption of European culture)‚ the national debate between promoters and opponents of expulsion‚ and a brief look at the deportation itself are all discussed
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contribution in building the civilization. He has bestowed them with same qualities. So both man and woman should get the similar treatment from the society. The Holistic development Of a nation much depends on the equal contribution of both men and women. Regarding to this education is the backbone of a nation. Napoleon once said: “Give me an educated mother; in return I will give you an educated nation” Explaining how vital a role is played by education in the prosperity of a nation. There is no
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Themes of Wyoming Wyoming has had a roller coaster history of ups and downs. There have been many scandals for one‚ along with massacres; then we can look at the good that has come with the history of Wyoming such as transportation and womens rights. These themes are important because they have been a big component into why Wyoming is the state it is today. Every state has its individual and unique history‚ but Wyoming’s has its up and downs and from the past few months I have realized that Wyoming
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remian Indian’s control of the Black Hills. The establishment of the reservations forced Indians go onto the reservations which occupied a large acreage of lands. Senator Henry Dawes sponsored Dawes Allotment Act to grant Indians (except married women) 160 acres of lands which reduced Indians’ lands a lot. Those who recieved lands were eligible to the U.S. citizens‚ but the U.S. still remained its right to hold those lands in trust in which it could sold the rest of the lands to white settlers.
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Even if it was quite a good deal for the federal government‚ a lot of people who were part of the Cherokee tribe felt betrayed because the negotiators did not represent the tribal government. John Ross‚ the principal chief of the Nation once wrote “The instrument in question is not the act of our nation‚” to the Senate of the United States of America protesting against this treaty. Furthermore‚ a large number of Cherokees (about 16‚000) signed Ross’s petition‚ but the treaty was approved anyway by
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The Choctaw Tribe The Choctaw Indians were an important tribe‚ and the largest of the Muskogean tribes. The Choctaws have two stories about their origins in their traditional homeland in central Mississippi. One is that their ancestors came from west of the Mississippi River and settled in what is now the homeland. The other is that the tribe is descended from ancestors who were formed by a spirit from the damp earth of Nanih Waiyah‚ a large mound in northeastern Mississippi. Either way‚ the Choctaws
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the Kickapoo once consisted of the Shawnee tribe‚ but do not know for a fact. In their tribe‚ the men would hunt and sometimes went to war to protect their families. The women were farmers and did most child care and cooking. Clothing in tribes such as the Kickapoo was very important. Men would wear breechcloth and leggings and women wore wraparound skirts. The Kickapoo lived in dome-shaped houses called wickiups‚ which was were all of their festivals and ceremonies would take place. In the past‚ the
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A tipi (also tepee and teepee) is a Lakota name for a conical tent traditionally made of animal skins and wooden poles used by the nomadic tribes and sedentary tribal dwellers (when hunting) of the Great Plains. Tipis are stereotypically associated with Native Americans in general but Native Americans from places other than the Great Plains mostly used different types of dwellings. The term "wigwam" (a domed structure) is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to a tipi. The tipi was durable‚ provided
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HIS 111 World Civilizations I Activity 4 – Town Creek Indian Mound 25 points Name: Bryce Ross Directions: After having read the section titled “Three Complex Societies” and either visiting the Town Creek Indian Mound or viewing its website‚ http://www.nchistoricsites.org/town/‚ respond to the following questions. Place your responses on this document under each question. Be sure to keep my questions on here. Your responses should include whole sentences with proper grammar and punctuation. 1
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Growing up in the United States many of us have had the security of having a place to call home as well as a supportive community. Imagining what it was like to lose the community and safe home can be hard to imagine‚ but was a difficult reality for the Native Americans because of termination and relocation. Termination and Relocation was the United States government’s idea on how they could make the tribes life better by assimilating them into what the government consider to be civilized. Termination
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