History Assignment – The Pawnee Indians. Adele Moore‚ Mr Tsomis’ class. 1. Provide a brief outline of your tribe’s way of life before the arrival of the Europeans. 300 words. The Pawnee Indian tribe lived in central Nebraska and northern Kansas; they were a semi sedentary tribe (only partly move around) they would move to follow the buffalo one half of the year and the other half of the year they would harvest corn and other foods. They were historically one of the largest and most prominent Plains
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In April of 1818‚ General Andrew Jackson led his second campaign through west Florida engaging both Indians and Spanish fortifications throughout the region. The consequences of his actions had many far reaching effects. These are entries from the General’s journal to provide an inside perspective of the situation. All negative opinions displayed toward native Americans and other minority groups were likely held by General Jackson‚ but they in no way reflect those held by the author. March 20th
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Mary Edwards Walker was a civil war surgeon and women’s rights activist who was brave and strong. She was a generous person who stuck up for what she believed in and worked hard all her life. She made a mark in history and is remembered and known all around the world. On Monday‚ November 26th‚ 1832 in Oswego‚ New York‚ Mary Edwards Walker was born to her two parents‚ Vesta and Alvah Walker. She was the youngest girl in her family‚ with four sisters and a brother. Her sisters were Vesta‚ Aurora
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Are you religious? Do you think it is right to steal land away? Well the United States is not so innocent as they seem. For example‚ focusing on the Native Americans‚ their problem is that they have gotten their sacred land stolen from them. My first reason to why the Native Americans should have their land back is because in the United states Fast-forward. 1980: The longest-running court case in US history‚ the Sioux Nation versus the United States‚ was ruled upon by the US Supreme Court. The court
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Some people have their favorite places to visit. My favorite place to go is Florida. Florida is full of fun things to do. This last March‚ I went to Florida to visit my relatives. I’m going to share about my family being there‚ some fun I had‚ and my best fishing trip. I have two side of family‚ my Mom’s and my Dad’s side. My mom’s side lives in Minnesota‚ all in one area. For my Dad’s side‚ it’s a little different. They all started in New York‚ then they all moved to Florida except my Uncle
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The Massacre of Sand Creek is a tragedy that occurred due to the greed of American’s. American’s have been trying to take away the Indian American’s land for years to expand the United States and it isn’t new for American’s to burst in on the Indian’s territory and remove their rights. This isn’t the first time the American’s have taken control of the Indian’s land for the purpose of pursuing something that is on or in their lands‚ such as gold in the Rocky Mountains. This gold found in the mountains
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During the mid-nineteenth century‚ the U.S. government policies towards Native Americans were influenced to expand westward into territories surrounded by these Native Americans. Almost all Native Americans were found in the west of the Mississippi River. For the native Americans and white settlers‚ the U.S. government applied different policies. The economic development affected Native Americans by pushing them away from their homeland and limited their food. Also‚ the railroad constructed that
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Cherokee Nation is a book written in 1830 by what appears to be someone who sympathized with the tribes in the south east. It is evident that the author of Cherokee Nation is an Indian telling the Native Americans’ story with everything that happened during the westward expansion of the White Americans in the 19TH century. Former president of the United States Thomas Jefferson thought the nation’s future depended on its westward expansion and with the Louisiana Purchase that took place in 1803‚ it
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Museum report on Poppy by Georgia O’Keeffe Written by Lauren Harmon 1. I visited the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg‚ Florida. My visit took place on Sunday‚ November 16th‚ at around noon. 2. I’m going to highlight Poppy. 3. Painted by Georgia O’Keeffe 4. Painted in 1927 5. It seems as though her intended audience for this painting (and the others in the series) was the general masses‚ people who live busy lives. She wanted people to stop and really see the flowers and notice their beauty
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Professor Griffin Humanities - World Culture I – HUM 111 December 11‚ 2011 On October 28‚ 2011 I attended a Cultural Event in my local area at the Augusta Museum of History called “Local Legends exhibition”; which is located in Augusta‚ Georgia. I attended alone‚ whereas I seen others coupled there was a large turnout I would say a hundred or people attended the event. My initial reaction upon arriving was did I make the correct choice in choosing this exhibition‚ Augusta has so many Museums
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