would most definitely be different. The first major move of the United States government was setting up The Bureau of Indian Affairs. With this as well the US army established an outpost in Oklahoma to prepare for the relocation of the Cherokee and Choctaw tribes to the new established Indian Territory. This was all set up in 1824 and really got the ball rolling with Indian removal. The Bureau of Indian Affairs was set up by the department of the interior and their main goal was to oversee the administration
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Let’s hit the snooze button on Black History Month. Since 1926 there has been some parts of February recognized for black people around the nation. From Negro History Week invented by the black historian Carter G Woodson to Black History Month created by the Kent State Black Student Union‚ there has always been some recognition in the 20th century. As of 1976‚ February has been recognized as Black History month. From that point on‚ BHM has been 28 days of white people singing kumbaya to black people
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she felt as though it was a great dream since at the time most Native Americans did not continue school and in her case she felt proud of being able to be a Native American whom was pursuing a masters degree along with two others‚ Marcus Amerman a Choctaw man and Norman Akers a Osage man.They had been recruited from the University of Santa Fe.
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missionaries on a Navajo reservation. Because he grew up around Navajo culture and language‚ he came to learn Navajo and practice Navajo customs. He decided to give the Marine Corps the idea of using Navajo as a code. The Native American language Choctaw had been used in World War I‚ but “after the war Germany and Japan had sent students to the United States to learn Native American languages should their enemies use it in a future war” (CIA). Because of this‚ many officials were uneasy about using
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Forceful Removal of Natives The trail of tears was simply wrong. The trail of tears is one of the saddest events in our nation’s history. We forcefully took land that did not belong to us. In addition‚ we killed thousands in the process. The 5 nations east of the Mississippi were changed forever. We took from them the very rights that we just fought for in the Revolutionary War. We had such double standards thinking that we deserve the rights in our constitution but not the native americans. Why
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A hero is defined as “a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities.” To me‚ this couldn’t be more true. People in today’s society love stories of heroism and bravery in difficult and fearsome situations such as war. A plethora of people died in World War II; within the fighting‚ there were millions of heros and plenty of opportunities to demonstrate heroism. World War II heroes include Lyudmila Pavlichenko‚ Van T. Barfoot‚ Audie Murphy‚ George
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region to the western region. Andrew Jackson was the president‚ He fulfilled his ambition by changed the Washington and America‚ which is also called the Indian removal act. The removal was resulted destruction to the five Indian tribes‚ such as Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ Creek‚ Seminole and Cherokee. The Cherokee was decided not to move‚ they have took Georgia to the court. The chief justice John Marshal was ruled the favor on behalf of the Cherokee‚ He said that Cherokee should not have to move out. Andrew
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confrontation with the Indians who inhabited the land east of the Mississippi. • The Society for Propagating the Gospel Among Indians was founded in 1787 in order to Christianize Indians. • The five civilized tribes were the Cherokees‚ Creeks‚ Choctaws‚ Chickasaws‚ and Seminoles. President Jackson wanted to move the Indians so the white men could expand. • In 1830‚ Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. It moved more than 100‚000 Indians living east of the Mississippi to reservations west
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Trail of Tears Among America’s rich history the United States has achieved many wondrous fetes‚ from declaring independence from Great Britain to abolishing slavery. Although the U.S. government has had such praise worthy accomplishments‚ there is one instance in United States history which brings shame to many Americas to this very day. This instance was the tragic removal of thousands of Native American men‚ women‚ and children from their homeland‚ notoriously known as The Trail of
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Mikaela Duguil Period: 6 Chapter 1 Cornell notes 1. What was not an important goal of the early English explorers and colonists? It was not an important goal to build a new nation. 2. Discuss the factors that transformed the colonist and caused them to envision and creating an independent nation: common bonds‚ language‚ farmers‚ untouched by tyranny of royal authority‚ official religion and social hierarchy‚ individual freedom‚ and willingness to subjugate to others. 3. What factors divided the colonists
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