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    to forget about the genocide of the Native Americans on the land we call home. In 1492‚ when Christopher Columbus first sailed across the Atlantic Ocean‚ he came into contact with the indigenous people of the New World. After returning to Hispaniola‚ he quickly implemented policies of slavery and mass extermination of the Taino population in the Caribbean. This became the first major impact on Native Americans and eventually led to further oppression of American Indians. The implication of the population

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    experiences of the Native Americans and the Africans in the North American colonies during the colonial period differed greatly‚ but were also similar in many ways. The natives were just that‚ natives; they owned land that was taken from them by European settlers who came from a land faraway. The settlers came to the natives’ land‚ and were at a disadvantage because most of their people had died from diseases or hunger whilst crossing the ocean to find a New World. The natives saw how pathetic they

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    The romantic period in American history came around during the early 1800’s. It was an artistic and literary movement that started in Europe and eventually spread to America. Romanticism was used in many songs‚ art‚ poems‚ and stories during this time. It included a lot of emotion and colors used to describe and create stories. There were many stories and poems created during this period and some of the stories are still read today. The authors during this time period used more emotion rather than

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    The Essence of Being Women and Native. When human beings are uprooted from their ancestral lineage‚ their work‚ social relationships‚ marriage‚ parenting‚ and religion change. The breakage occurs not only at social and economic level‚ but internal as well‚ because of an immense effort made to overcome a strong internal crisis. In general native women used to enjoy great influence and respect from their community. The transformations native woman from Huron and Ojibwa experienced impacted them

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    The land rights of the American Indians versus The Rights of the White Man. Zoe R. Murphy University Of Phoenix‚ Axia As the Native population continues to grow and create an abundance of resources such as casinos‚ the White Man has found ways to take the land needed to sustain such growth away. The Native American population always has inhabited the land we now live on and we the Americans have come on to that land pushing them into reservations and controlled situations. With the growing

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    Food Modified Through Generations In the late 1800’s Native Americans treasured food‚ but the cooking appliances were rudimentary. Native American food and cuisine have historical significances‚ because it has changed the cooking industry today. Today we eat unhealthy‚ easy‚ quick meals. Farming methods allowed crops to grow on the same soil. It was hard‚ tiring‚ and miserable to work in the hot sun‚ trying to catch your family a meal. Today‚ microwaves‚ ovens‚ and mixers make it effortless to make

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    When most of us think of slaves we think of slavery in the United States in the 1800s. The truth is slavery has been around in most of the world for most of history. In Ancient Africa you could find slavery in most of the ancient empires thousands of years ago. Slavery was very important in Ancient Africa’s history. It is believed that one third of the people living in most of Africa’s societies were slaves. The lowest caste in their society were slaves. Many people became slaves because they

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    By the late 1800s‚ countries in Europe had already started imperializing places around the world; such as many countries in Africa. America‚ now industrialized‚ decided that they were strong enough to do it as well. America had already achieved Manifest Destiny and they were ready to expand outward. It had gained its own expansionism and it was going to change the country forever. The competition for power and land would be one that America did not want to lose and it impacted the country in many

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    The Coastal and Plateau Native Americans have different lifestyles in food‚ housing‚ and transportation because of where they lived. The Cascade Mountains separate the Coastal and Plateau tribes‚ and puts them into two different environments‚ caused by the rainshadow effect. Being in two different environments‚ means that both of the tribes are in different climates‚ which changes how they live. The Coastal live in a colder and wetter climate due to being so close to the Pacific Ocean. The Plateau

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    Americans Versus Slavery Some families are divided over what to eat for dinner‚ but imagine a nation divided over its different perspectives on life. In the 1800’s‚ when cupcakes were first invented‚ Americans were fighting over bigger things than what flavor cupcake they wanted. In other words‚ the whole American nation divided over one issue‚ slavery. During the Civil War‚ slavery changed many people’s thoughts about others and the government. Ultimately‚ during the nineteenth century‚ slavery

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