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    Paleo-Indian Migrations

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    The Iroquois attacked and raided other Indian Nations allied with the French in present-day Ohio‚ Indiana‚ Michigan‚ and Ontario to gain access to their fur-bearing lands. As a result‚ many of these Indian Nations‚ including the Sauk‚ Fox‚ Potawatomi‚ Mascouten

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    Colbert called for a full fledged integration. (Lecture 1‚ slide 56) Jesuites studied American-Indian culture and argued for conversion. However‚ France’s struggle to control the Beaver trade and the desperate for survival‚ Iroquois nations‚ complicated the relationship. The Iroquois were eager for furs and captives to replace those lost to diseases invaded and burned villages‚ secured captives and tortured priests. They disrupted the fur trade and scared the french inhabitants. By the end of it‚ New

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    addition to using their tools for warfare. Because of the supplies the French provided for the Algonquian tribe‚ they were drawn into battle against the Iroquois. Samuel de Champlain recalls encountering the “enemy‚” when New France was provided support by the Algonquian they expected the colonists to aid in their battle. Champlain recalls‚ “The Iroquois were greatly astonished that two men had been so quickly killed‚ although they were equipped with armor woven from cotton thread‚ and with wood which

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    Native Americans and Puritans Religion was very important to both Native Americans and Puritans even though both were significantly different from one another . Native Americans believed every one was the same no individual was better than the other. Puritans believed that God had chosen a numbered of individuals to join him in heaven . Since the first contact between Native Americans and Puritans both parties formed opinions about one another. Puritans first viewed Indians as either barbaric

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    to explain how the world came into being. The Christian and Iroquois beliefs

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    Chapter 1 Questionspdf

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    numbers spread thinly across a large area‚ but societies were rare‚ not making for a generic living style. There were groups such as the Pueblos‚ Indians who constructed irrigation for their fields‚ who had vast variations from another group called the Iroquois‚ Indians who had enough mental capacity to create military alliances‚ or a nomadic group of Indians who did not have a settlement. However‚ some generalizations can be made about most all Indians. First off‚ most power ran through the maternal line

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    The Creation Of Religion

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    and have had countless discussions with friends of mine‚ as most young adults do. And once I sat through an adequate amount of lectures‚ I realized that the material we were going to cover would be of interest to me. The creation story of the Iroquois rang many bells about former creation stories I had read‚ and they related in numerous ways. A very good theory about the creation of religion almost immediately came into my train of thought‚ when we were discussing these topics‚ in class. First

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    The French and Indian war was an ever building conflict between France and Great Britain. When both countries started to expand their land in North America‚ they started to claim land under both names. This conflict was not the first for these two countries‚ and it also wasn’t the last. This war was the climax of these two countries tensions‚ but it was also a resolve between them. The French and Indian War‚ or the seven years’ war‚ was a long war that was the start of the American Revolution.

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    The history of every country is shaped by nationalistic pride and action. America is no different - its rich and celebrated history has been driven by American nationalism‚ which has brought the United States to where it is today. Nationalism is defined as patriotic feelings‚ principles‚ or efforts‚ and it can be exercised in many different ways - all of which have been seen in the history of the United States. Expressions of nationalism include advocating for the political independence of one’s

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    Beringia Facts

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    1. Beringia was a land bridge roughly 1‚000 at its greatest‚ which joined present-day Alaska and eastern Siberia during the Pleistocene ice ages. It is believed that approximately 25‚000 years ago‚ Beringia enabled the population of the Americas from an emigration from Asia (founder effect). 2. Clovis a prehistoric Paleo-Indian culture that appeared at the end of the last glacial period‚ and are characterized by their namesake “Clovis points” and bone/ivory tools. They appeared roughly 13‚500

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