Nicole Novak HIS104-030 9/12/17 “The West and Native Americans” As Eric Foner stated in Give Me Liberty! An American History‚ dating back to the times of colonization‚ “the West had been seen as a place for opportunity for those seeking to improve their condition in life.” (Foner 613) By the mid-1800’s‚ the U.S. Government had acquired all the land West of the Mississippi River‚ land previously untouched by most Americans at this time. With the expansion of rail roads‚ capitalism‚ the idea of
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The neglect of Native American rights traces all the way back to 1830 and stems from the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act enabled the federal government to exchange Native lands east of the mississippi for land in the west. This land was called the “Indian colonization zone‚” which is located in present-day Oklahoma. Being a big advocate and supporter of what he called “Indian Removal‚” Andrew Jackson signed off on Act. The act explicitly said that the removal treaty negotiations had to
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Why Was the KKK Accepted? The Ku Klux Klan’s main motive was to prevent black people from having political power‚ specifically for voting. There were multiple contributing factors that made the Ku Klux Klan’s violence seem possible and acceptable to Americans. The most prominent reason was the instillment of fear. The Yorkville Enquirer of South Carolina states‚ “He expressed the belief that the reason why these parties persisted in such acts was the certainty they felt that no person would dare
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Firstly‚ the Revolutionary War brought change to America economically. The United States would gain land after their victory over Great Britain. However‚ the land that was gained was viewed as being unfairly taken by the Indians. The Seneca Chiefs‚ in a letter written to George Washington‚ stated that the United States‚ “demanded [a] great country‚” and that‚ “All the lands of which [the Indians had] been speaking of belonged to the Six Nations. No part of it ever belonged to the King of England
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Andrew Jackson became a national hero when he defeated the British at New Orleans in the War of 1812. A major general at the time‚ Jackson used his clout as a war hero to establish himself politically and by 1828 enough support had joined him to win several state elections. Eventually he had control of the Federal administration in Washington. The Democratic Republicans and the Whigs arose from the ashes of the preexisting political parties. The democratic republicans‚ known today as the Democrats
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Cherokee Removal In 1828‚ Andrew Jackson was presented as president. He wanted to remove Indians to have more land for the white people. When Jackson wanted to remove the Indians most cooperated‚ but not the Cherokee Indians. The Cherokee Indians refused to leave their land. Jackson had given a speech about the removal act. He didn’t care what tribe of Indians it was he didn’t want any Indians on "His" land. In Jacksons mind if one tribe of Indians left they would all leave. If only it was that
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According to Palm Beach History Online‚“From the Creek phrase ishti semoli‚ Seminole means ‘wild men.’ From the Spanish cimarrone‚ Seminole means ‘runaway.’” The Seminole tribe is a very wild tribe and has many interesting things within their culture. Three of the many interesting things in their culture in their culture is their clothing‚ the techniques and things to hunt‚ and warfare of the Seminole’s. To begin with‚ the Seminole’s have many different ways of making their clothes. Pritzker explains
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Do you know how many problems are caused by taking the Natives land away? I think the natives should get their land back. First reason is money can’t help them their land is more important. In addition to my claim‚ money can’t buy happiness money won’t fix their emotions when their land was taken away. Third reason it will Improve the tribe’s economy‚ as well as start a "process of healing". I think the native americans should get their land back‚ I believe they should because money can’t help
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In the nineteenth century‚ American Indians led rough lives. They were oppressed and forced to move westward by the whiteman. They were forced out of the land that their ancestors had lived and died upon for centuries. With the way the Indian quality of life was headed‚ the Indian population was destined to suffer under the tyrannical rule of the white men. Indian tribes of the nineteenth century were forced to conform to the white peoples every wish in fear of death. “….reformers called for for
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A boy was sitting on his steps‚ waiting for his parents to tell him to get in the car. This boy’s name was George‚ George’s family was moving from Mississippi to Tennessee‚ because his father got promoted for his job. Now he will be the manager for the whole company! George was happy for him‚ but sad that he has to leave his friends‚ go to a new school‚ and live in a new house. When it was time to get in the car he grabbed his dog‚ Shadow‚ she was an amazing dog. He also grabbed his electronics‚
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