Historical Report on Race As we look back to the life and journey of the Native American people‚ we can see a passed littered with racism. From stolen lands to modern police department’s lack of help‚ the Indian community has had more than its share of heartache. As a reporter‚ it is my hope that people will begin to understand the struggles of the Native American people and learn to think twice about how their actions affect others. If we look back to a time that was before the “discovery” of
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was nearly universal among Indian tribes” (Landon‚ 1993‚ p. MA5). With the five fingers on one hand and the twenty digits on combined hands and feet‚ the Inuit created a base five/base twenty system. The Salish‚ Algonquin‚ Sioux‚ Athabaskan‚ and Iroquois tribes used a base ten system that corresponds to the ten human fingers. The Caddoan and Nootka people used a base twenty system‚ extending counting to the toes. An interesting variation on using the hand for a number system is the base eight/base
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The alliance between the natives and foreigners resulted in tense rivalries among many Aboriginals’ tribes. For example‚ “the Algonquins and the Iroquois competed for control of the St. Lawrence gateway for the French fur traders”. At the end‚ the Iroquois had disappeared during the sixteenth century. Also‚ many native tribes were reduced in numbers‚ and were merged together. At one point‚ the Micmacs and the Abenakis battled over the control of
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1. How did the Indian societies of South and North America differ from European societies at the time the two came into contact? In what ways did Indians retain a “world view” different from that of the Europeans? An obvious distinction between the two civilizations is the Indians lacked weapons‚ tools‚ or sciences comparable to that of the Europeans. The Native Americans also existed in small‚ loose groups that lacked unity‚ while the Europeans were able to establish cities and alliances; another
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AP UNITED STATES HISTORY‚ 2013-14 EUGENIA LANGAN‚ TEACHER SUMMER ASSIGNMENT This summer assignment is due on the first day of class of the 2013-14 school year. It will count as a test grade. Failure to turn the assignment in on time may result in your being booted out of AP.Your answers must be typed.Be sure to read the questions carefully and answer all subquestions within each question. 1. Read 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles Mann‚ then write the answers
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APUSH Assignment #2 Part One: The Encounters Chapter One: Natives: Old world explorers encountered in the new world complex and diverse peoples—who‚ where‚ etc? Old world explorers encountered Native Americans in North America. Pre-Columbian America is “fraught with controversy.” What conflicts were they? Native Americans had conflict with the Europeans over social and environmental problems; this led to violence and war. Also‚ Europeans and Native Americans were both violent and
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Ms. Mobley Celeste Hernandez September 8‚ 2014 AP US History Summer Assignment A 1. The “discovery” of America was one of the “most important events recorded in the history of mankind‚” according to Adam Smith. With Columbus arriving‚ immense changes arrived with it too. Columbus arrived in 1492. No one else has been to the Americas before that except the people from the Bering Strait. The hunters and fishers from the Bering Strait arrived between 15 and 60‚000 years ago. While
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the French and English and therefore having them continue to stay neutral in the event of the revolution. A diplomatic skill the Iroquois confederation possessed is viewing their relationship with the French on terms of “Uncle”‚ “Brother” and “Nephew”‚ instead of the view Father – Child‚ the French had laid down. (112). Considering the hierarchical view of the Iroquois‚ it surprising that they didn’t manage to maintain their diplomacy and neutrality. The American Revolution literally forced the confederation
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Risky Relations: A closer look at the relationships between Native Americans and European settlers during the seventeenth century At the start of the seventeenth century‚ Native Americans greeted European settlers with much excitement. They regarded settlers as strange‚ but were interested to learn about the new tools and weapons Europeans brought with them. The native people were more than accommodating to the settlers‚ but as time passed‚ Europeans took advantage of their generosity. “Once
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Ore Adesanya 9-2 History Mr. Simpson Lenape The Lenape were Native Americans‚ who lived in around the Delaware river‚ occupying the states of Delaware‚ New York‚ Pennsylvania‚ and New Jersey. Later on after occupying those areas‚ they were soon moved out by the Europeans due to war and unfair treaties. After the Europeans moved them from their aboriginal land. They occupied states such as: Ohio‚ Indiana‚ Missouri‚ Kansas‚ and Oklahoma. The Lenni Lenape lived in peace‚ until the Europeans came
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