Slavery‚ as America knew it 1860 change with the election of the Republican President‚ Abraham Lincoln. The South wanted to expand slavery to the West while the republican party wanted to prohibit the expansion of slave states. Emancipation of the slaves and expanding slavery westward had been an emerging conflict between the North and South for some time. The South vowed to withdraw from the Union if Lincoln claimed victory. The Confederate leaders believe that if Republican abolitionists won‚ they
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During the Industrial Era‚ What “Things did Europeans seek Overseas”? | Raw materials(metals‚ vegetable oils‚ dyes‚ cotton‚ and hemp—needed to feed the machines of Europe‚ not spices or manufactured goods‚ were the main products the Europeans wanted. | What fueled European imperialist expansion in the Industrial Age? | From internal rivalries between the European powers themselves. | What was the chief interest of the Dutch and English East India Companies? | Profits | How did the communication
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Access Genealogy Indian Tribal Records (2004). Blackfeet hunting customs. Retrieved June 10‚ 2007 from the World Wide Web: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/blackfeet/huntingcustoms.htm Access Genealogy Indian Tribal Records (2004). Blackfeet Indian history. Retrieved June 10‚ 2007 from the World Wide Web: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/blackfeet/blackfeetindiantribe.htm
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Native American lives have long been depicted in a positive light. Images of cowboy battles‚ bow and arrows‚ teepees‚ and totem poles come to mind. Behind these hackneyed images and ideals there stands a darker reality. Throughout the history of the United States‚ Native American’s have been on the receiving end of unequal treatment. Whether it was loss of lands‚ forced assimilation‚ or unequal rights the Native American people have a long history of oppression and discrimination. One of the most
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aspects of the American Revolution lead to the Native American genocide? The aspects of the American Revolution can strongly be held liable for the Native American Genocide During the American Revolution‚ the newly founded United States competed with the British for independence and the rights to the Native American nations‚ located east of the Mississippi River. A majority of the Natives sided with the British‚ in hopes of ceasing further expansion on their land by the Americans‚ by defeating them
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The Government had agreed to deal with the Natives through "formal treaties"‚ but a lot of changes were made as the government erased and redrew treaty line after treaty line‚ making their way more towards West. However‚ many Americans felt respect towards the Indians. They wanted them to be part of their society so they tried to Christianize them‚ civilize them‚ gave them the chance to attain literacy. Some Tribes resisted and some followed‚ especially the "Five Civilized Tribes"-which included
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specifically Native Americans. Native Americans played a very important role in the Civil War and could be found fighting with both the Union and Confederate armies. In fact‚ two of the most famous Native Americans that were fighting in the Civil war were Stand Watie and Ely S. Parker‚ and there stories are highlighting the problems and triumphs that Native Americans had to deal with during the Civil War. First‚ we will discover who were Stand Watie and Ely S. Parker‚ and with whom they fought during the
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Native Americans in the Reconstruction Period: The Railroad It was considered “the most powerful weapon that the white men could use against natives” yet one of the most efficient American ingenuity; creating jobs‚ the economy to flourish and the expansion of a nation. One might ask how this weapon came to be and how was it used against the natives of the U.S. ? It was the height of the American Civil War; the north and the south raged in combat. The 16th President‚ Abraham Lincoln had issued the
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In the year 1830‚ the lives of the First Nations (American Indians) would be changed forever. They were forced to move from their homelands leaving almost all possessions¬ behind‚ suffering from disease and exposure to weather. One by one‚ all nations were made to move onto reservations‚ mainly in what is known today as Oklahoma. All because Whites wanted to keep pushing westward to expand their territory and find better land. White settlers wanted to find new and better land to grow crops and
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the beginning of the end for the natives that lived there. Right away there were obvious differences between the two cultures. The settlers saw themselves as superior and tried to force the Natives into taking on the European way of life. Although the settlers were friendly towards the Natives at first‚ war eventually broke out when they tried to protect their land. They slowly became the minority population of the United States. The genocide of the Native American people was not the end result that
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