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    about the Native American experience during the U.S. colonial period‚ several elements and details have stood out to me‚ whether it be land encroachment‚ disease impact‚ or religious and cultural conflicts. However‚ the two topics regarding the Native American experience during this period seem to be reoccurring themes: war and trade. I find that it is more important to learn about Native Americans and war as opposed to Native Americans and trade. While trade did play a crucial role in Native American

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    The government was not always the same is it is today. The first thirteen colonies did not have three branches of federal government. They didn’t have a main federal government at all actually. The country we know today started off with the thirteen colonies. The colonists did not like the idea of federalism‚ a strong central government. They were afraid of tyranny‚ and therefore did not want to give so much power to so little people. State constitutions were the start of the national constitution

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    Native American Religions” Native American Religions happen to be one of the oldest and most enduring forms of religion. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes‚ states‚ and ethnic groups. Native Americans arrived on the North American Continent fifth-teen thousand to twenty thousand years ago. Native Americans have literally sources that exist from only the last four hundred years even though Native American life covers perhaps twenty thousand years. Over three hundred tribes have

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    Having a government that contains energy‚ stability and republican liberty might not seem that hard if one of these three ingredients are present‚ but if two or more are present in government it is where the difficulty begins. It is hard to fit all these three characteristics into one government because they do not blend together. Publius describes the need for energy and stability in the new government while at the same time maintaining the republican liberty. The 1787 Constitution achieves these

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    Indian reservations across America are lands that are reserved for Native Americans. On the reservation‚ the Native children are taught an education and ways to interact with others. On most reservations the children are taught the Indian language‚ but are also taught how to speak English. They mainly keep most of the Native American techniques and heritage. In a way these lands set aside are best for the Native Americans since they were on this land first. In North America there were seven main

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    Poverty Among Native Americans W.E.B Du Bois once stated “to be a poor man is hard‚ but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships” (qtd. in Rodgers 1). The Native American culture is often overlooked by many people in the United States today. What many people do not realize is that about twenty-five percent of Native Americans are living in poverty (Rodgers 1). A majority of the poverty among Native Americans is due to the United States breaking treaties that promised

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    There are three different branches of government in the federal government: Legislative‚ Executive‚ and Judicial branches. These branches are connected to one another having their own powers and responsibilities. Legislative branch is made up of the Congress‚ also known as the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Legislative branch job is to make the laws as well as decide on who and what to tax‚ and how to use the tax money. Executive branch consists of the president. This branches job is

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    Crushing the Native Americans After the Civil War‚ Indians inhabited almost half of the United States. White Americans were urged to move west and settle‚ not taking regard that Native Americans already lived there. By the late 1800s most Indians had lost their land and had been driven onto reservations. Eastern Indians had already been forced to the west. A number of tribes weren’t cooperative with moving onto reservations and changing their customs. This caused many battles between whites and

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    differences with the Native Americans of the same era. When the Europeans first discovered the Americas in the late 1400s to the early 1500s‚ they expected to find a land filled with savages that had little or no intelligence or technological advancements. However‚ these European explorers came to realize that the Native Americans were far more civilized than they had imagined. Upon reaching North America‚ the first European explorers held to the stereotype that the Native Americans were a primitive

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    Native American Injustices Jason McMullen ETH 125 Ms. Aron What would your reaction be if one day you returned to your home that had been built by your great-grandfather only to find that someone has moved into your house‚ forced your family out and told you that you had to live in a shed at the far end of the property? Would you be angry? Of course you would be‚ but having only your lunchbox in your hand and no other form of protection you would be forced to comply. Much the same happened

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