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    and women were captured and carried across the Atlantic Ocean in large ships meant to house slaves in horrific conditions. The passengers were transported to the West Indies‚ Brazil or other parts of the new and forming Americas. These people were enslaved Africans‚ and their lives onboard these slaves’ ships were worse than any pain imaginable at the time. During the 1500s‚ Europeans saw enslaved Africans as inexpensive laborers for their colonies. European planters established huge plantations and

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    My Historical Report on African American I choose to go with African American Race; I know more about African American culture personally. I grew up with mostly African American and bi-racial friends as a child and enjoyed being around them. What have been the experiences of this racial group throughout U.S. history? Throughout the U.S. History the African American race have experienced Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) who pushed strides for freedom. He believed that people should have the

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    the Western interest in First Nations people extends across history from “dominating or colonizing First Nations people‚ [their] cultural images and [their] land” to “salvaging‚ preserving‚ and reinterpreting material fragments of a supposedly dying native culture for Western “art and culture” collections” (277). From such examples as Captain Cook’s Club gifted by the Nuu-chal-nulth‚ indigenous works and artifacts are being labelled with unbelievably high prices—the simple club

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    many people wanted to go there even though it was dangerous. During the seventeenth century America‚ many people went for freedoms such as religious and economic; however‚ not everyone came for this reason‚ for others came as indentured servants and slaves as

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    As Americans moved westward in the early 19th century‚ new territories were seen as an opportunity for a fresh start and opportunity for economic success. However‚ this was not the case for all Americans‚ especially African Americans. The new northwestern states (Ohio‚ Indiana‚ and Illinois) impeded the migration of African Americans‚ and severely discriminated against those that were able to settle in these states. Although these were free states‚ the northwestern states had very small black populations

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    people is now known as Native Americans‚ or Indians‚ as Columbus came to call them. When he first set foot on the New World‚ Columbus thought he had reached India‚ but instead‚ he had actually reached what later would be called the Caribbean. The indigenous people whom he encountered there were amicable and peaceful to him and his people‚ unlike the ones the Pilgrims who came from England‚ found in what would be Plymouth Plantation. Although at first the Native Americans in Plymouth Plantation

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    Native Alaskan Culture When most of us that live in the United States especially those of us who live in the lower forty-eight things about Native Alaskans we think of the term Eskimos a term most of us learned about from watching movies that were made in Hollywood. This assumption‚ however‚ is most likely wrong due to a lack of education or cultural awareness on our part. The Native Alaskan people are divided into distinct cultures. These cultures speak eleven different languages with twenty-two

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    Mexican-American war lasted from 1846-1848. It consisted of numerous battles that resulted in more American victories than Mexican victories. During the first battle at Palo Alto‚ Mexican troops outnumbered American troops; however‚ the Mexican troops were poorly equipped and poorly led. Contrastly‚ the American army was well-trained and President Polk had formulated a three-pronged approach to defeat the Mexicans. Multiple factors played into the war‚ such as manifest destiny‚ Mexican attacks and

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    Status among American Indian and Alaska Natives Jasmin Smith Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V April 19th‚ 2105 Indian American/Alaska Native Indian American/Alaska Natives are one of the minority groups that struggle daily for improvement in cultural status‚ providing for their families‚ and living a healthy life. The percentage of Indian American/Alaska Natives who lacked health insurance in 2013 was 2.6% (CDC Feb 3rd‚ 2015). This paper will discuss the Indian American/Alaska Natives current health

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    the land at whatever cost to the natives. British humanitarians and Christians‚ however‚ were shocked. Great Britain certainly did not treat the natives in British colonies the best‚ but at least they did not treat them as slaves or wild animals as officials treated them in the Belgian Congo or French Equatorial Africa.

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