Americans to practice the religion of their forefathers in peace. Shows his command of the English language. The most memorable aspect for this writer was the profoundly moving use of pathos in the description of the historical relationship between the Iroquois people and white settlers and the entreaty to allow them the dignity of retaining the right to worship their creator the same way that their ancestors
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The Iroquois creation story is similar to the biblical story of creation. In the Bible‚ God is credited for the making of the universe and all the non-living things and living things‚ including mankind. The Iroquois creation story talks about two worlds‚ one is full of light and mankind and the other world is full of darkest and monsters. This description is comparable to the idea of heaven and hell. According to the bible‚ heaven is a place full of light‚ beauty‚ and this place is where God and
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geography‚ cultural traits and common historical experience ties the people of Appalachia together. The Appalachian Mountains were inhabited by a diverse population of Native Americans. They included the Iroquois who were the dominant group in the region. They later split into the northern Iroquois and southern Cherokees. The counties of Virginia‚ East Tennessee‚ western North Carolina and eastern Kentucky were the strongest areas of unionist sentiment in Appalachia. The people involved in social
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Lecture 11). Some of their rituals began to intensify in response to European challenges (Class Lecture 11). For example‚ the Mourning War was a community ritual for the Iroquois that was meant to replenish the spiritual power in the tribe after one or some of the members were killed by an enemy tribe (Class Lecture 2). The Iroquois would kill or capture a member of the same enemy clan that killed their member in order to compensate for their loss. This ritual was performed in an effort to preserve
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The Connecticut Land Co proprietors invested $1‚200‚000 in the Western Reserve hoped that the lands would make them all rich. In order to do that‚ they needed to divide the Western Reserve’s 3 million acres into smaller lots and sold those at a profit to settlers. The Connecticut Land Company wanted potential settlers to view a map and feel the areas they want to buy was a suitable place surrounded by an efficient system of roads and agricultural lands. Therefore‚ they used surveys and maps of Cleveland
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the two continents‚ they developed a great diversity of societies based largely on corn agriculture and hunting‚ In North America‚ their societies were less numerous and urbanized than in South America‚ though some peoples like the Pueblo and Iroquois developed complex social orders. The impetus for European colonization came from the desire for new trade routes to the East‚ the spirit and technological discoveries of the Renaissance‚ and the power of the new European national monarchies. The
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was too small and most emigrants were not interested in America but in Asia. The Netherland colony survived as a fur trading enterprise. What happened to the Five Nations of the Iroquois between 1600 and 1700? Were the Iroquois better off at the beginning of the period or at the end? Why? The Five Nations of the Iroquois faced a smallpox epidemic in 1633‚ which cut their population by one third‚ and then to add on they were in multiple devastating wars with other tribes. So overall their population
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Margin Review: 5. In what ways did the gathering and hunting people of Australia differ from those of the northwest coast of North America? 6. What kinds of changes were transforming West African agricultural village societies and those of the Iroquois as the fifteenth century dawned? 7. What role did Central Asian and West African pastoralists play in their respective regions? 8. How would you define the major achievements of Ming dynasty China? 9. What political and cultural differences
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invariably over a span of time. However‚ by 1750 a new progressive colonial culture developed defining the difference between European men and women’s value and enforcement of gender roles. Women were important to both the Indians and the Europeans. The Iroquois Natives in New York played a vital role in tribal governance. Indian women bridged the gap‚ providing the social and local knowledge between both Indian and European cultures. When Europeans arrived in North America‚ they were heavily reliant
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NAMES: 1. Samuel de Champlain: an intrepid soldier and explorer whose energy and leadership fairly earned him the title‚ "Father of New France"; started establishment of Quebec in 1608 on St. Lawrence River; allied with Huron Indians and fought Iroquois for them 2. William Pitt: British general; also known as the "Great Commoner" and "Organizer of Victory"; switched British focus in war from West Indies to Quebec-Montreal area; led 1758 expedition against Louisbourg (first significant British
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