Bobby Seefeldt AP American History Mr. Sommers September 18‚ 2014 History Journal Entry #1: Native Americans Before Europeans landed on the shores of America the Native Americans had developed dynamic and unique cultures. But as more and more Europeans came to America‚ more and more Indian culture was virtually destroyed. This tragedy is the direct result of treaties‚ written and broken by foreign governments‚ of warfare and of forced assimilation. After the Europeans created lasting colonies
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Republicanism is a political thought that influenced the American colonists in the mid-eighteenth century; defined a just society as one in which all citizens willingly gave up their private interests to the common good. It is a theory inherently opposed to hierarchical and authoritarian institutions such as aristocracy and monarchy. Radical Whigs are the ideas of these British political commentators influenced American political thought in the mid-eighteenth century; criticized the corruption and
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focused all its attention on the West. The Americans justified their expansion westward as a “God-given” right called Manifest destiny. This belief dictated the U.S Policy. Following the Civil War‚ the federal government pushed the Indians off their lands to areas reserved for them called reservations. In addition to changing their homes‚ the Native Americans were forced to change their lifestyle and traditional ways while living in the reservation. Indian reservations were structured in a way that
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The French and Indian War Impact on the American Revolution As Europeans settled the New World‚ they encountered difficulties that they had not perceived before. The first of which was the Native Americans who were not thrilled on the idea of giving up their ancestral land for European settlement. So‚ it was not a surprise when conflict arise between the Natives and the Europeans. Because the Europeans brought over diseases that were fatal to the Natives and had more developed weaponry‚ they were
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of the French and Indian War. After signing the Treaty of Paris‚ Britain was still facing the costly debt of the war and parliament made the decision that the colonists should help pay in the form of a number of taxes. This left the colonists feeling cheated as they failed to hold a single representative seat in Parliament and had no outlet to voice their opinions to the English government. The Sugar‚ Stamp‚ and Townshend Duties were all taxes enforced on the British colonists without their say.
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Europeans took advantage of the resources that Native Americans had to offer in these early colonies. Many Europeans migrated to theses unknown including the English‚ Spanish‚ French‚ Portuguese‚ and more. During this period‚ the new settlers were pulled towards these land by many factors‚ but unquestionably there were also push factors. Since the beginning of time in the early North Americas it has never been the best time for everyone‚ but it is how America came to be today and what helped shaped
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Before contact with Europeans‚ Native Americans developed an effective system of informal education call aboriginal education. The system included transmitting knowledge‚ values‚ skills‚ attitudes‚ and dispositions to the next generation in real world settings such as the farm‚ at home‚ or on the hunting ground. Native American educational traditions passed on culture needed to succeed in society. Education was viewed as a way to beautify and sharpen the next generation and prepare them to take
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extent did the aspects of the American Revolution lead to the Native American genocide? The aspects of the American Revolution can strongly be held liable for the Native American Genocide During the American Revolution‚ the newly founded United States competed with the British for independence and the rights to the Native American nations‚ located east of the Mississippi River. A majority of the Natives sided with the British‚ in hopes of ceasing further expansion on their land by the Americans‚ by
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Chapter One: The Meeting of Cultures 1. This is false characterization because several tribes of Native Americans‚ such as the Incas and the Mayas‚ constructed complex political and agricultural systems; as well as developing their own written language and numerical system. Although some lesser known tribes of Native Americans were indeed nomadic‚ such as the Aztecs‚ by the time the Europeans had settled nomadic tribes were scarce. 2. Christopher Columbus was the first official explorer to
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06 Native Americans Squanto: · Was sold into slavery · Wampanoag · Translator‚ not a cheif · Was a schemer · Friendy towards europeans/whites · Joined the pilgram community · A Patuxet · Belonged to the Wampanoag tribe · Dies in his late 30s Pwwhatan: · Chief · Wanted what was best for his tribe · Did not like europeans/whites · Agressive · Stood his ground · Died in his late 70s Similarities: · Both were Native Americans Compare and Contrast Chart: Native American Tribes
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