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    to settle in North America‚ however Native Americans had inhabited the land for hundreds‚ even thousands of years‚ long before it was conquered and settled. When Christopher Columbus first discovered the ‘New World’ he also found that land had around two million inhabitants. He thought he had uncovered a new route to the East‚ so he mistakenly called these people ‘Indians’. Within the next hundred years‚ Europeans were trying to settle in the Americas. Native American’s relationship with the Colonists

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    Dealing With Cultural Differences Native American Native Americans have respect of individual differences among people. Their expressions of this value include staying out of others’ affairs and verbalizing personal thoughts or opinions only when asked. In many cultures‚ it’s the man makes the decisions for the woman. They are very religious people who work also with tarot reading‚ and wicca/pagan things. How I would deals with a Native American is to treat them all with respect

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    choice. Therefore‚ yes‚ I do believe that until people as a whole are able to make peaceful resolution and keep their word‚ that necessary sacrifices must be made but with only with the heaviest of heart. No one can refute that the destruction of the Native Americans and their homes was a terrible time in history that should not be repeated. I feel the genocide of these Indians was necessary to get where we are as humans today. If the Spaniards and other conquerors had led peaceful resolutions the United

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    The term indian originated from christopher columbus.He thought he reached the east indies when he landed in america and therefore calling them the indians/Native americans. The similarities and differences are many but i don’t think they are all so interesting.But the similarities are that the native americans and the stories are about something tragic happening in their lives and they can be life lessons. In these stories of the ¨buffalo and the corn‚¨ ¨The coyote and the fox‚¨ ¨and the first

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    DBQ #1: Using your knowledge of the time period and documents provided‚ analyze colonial policies toward Native Americans‚ and discuss the impact of these policies on the relationship between the tribes and the new nation. Even though the American expanders had been dealing with the native Indians for western expansion many years‚ the difficulties were at their worst between the years of 1750-1800. The British‚ first settlers in the New World since the Indians‚ wanted to expand their nation

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    Though Cooper shared some of the same values and ideas‚ he held an admiration for the frontier‚ wilderness and the woodsman. It seemed as though he believed in white supremacy to an extent but at the same time held a view of awe and respect for Native Americans. This ambivalence towards racism between Whites and Indians is shown numerously throughout the book and it is also apparent that Cooper held responsibility‚ determination‚ honor‚ and courage in high regard.

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    extent is Arthur Miller’s ‘All My Sons’ a critique of the American Dream Arthur Miller was an American playwright and was a prominent figure in America until his recent death in 2005. It was at this time of his death that Miller was considered one of the greatest American playwrights. In 1947‚ after his disastrous play – ‘The man who had all the luck’‚ ‘All My Sons’ was published‚ which brought Miller recognition and was the start of his successful career. ‘All My Sons’ is set after World War 2 and

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    to recognize the ways in which Indians were superior to themselves‚ referring to them as “noble savages” and beautiful (Give Me Liberty‚ 11). Giovanni da Verrazano‚ an Italian explorer‚ wrote extensively of his own encounters with various groups of Native Americans. He speaks of a mutual fascination between the Indians and his fellow explorers. The Indians‚ marveling the strange white people‚ are gracious and offer food. Verrazano seems intrigued by the Indians’ lack of clothing and physical build

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    Sweat lodges are commonly used in most Native American cultures as well as others. Many people who participate in sweat lodge ceremonies do so for various reasons and all have different outcomes. All tribes are unique and they all seek different benefits‚ individually and in a group. The main purpose of the sweat lodge is purification. When you are in the lodge you can say anything you want to get off of your chest. So usually what’s said in the lodge stays in the lodge. It is commonly used to get

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    Week 2 Questions Post your answers to the following questions here. 1. What physical characteristics were essential to the locations where early Native American settlements were established? 2. Early cities in the colonies were settled by Europeans from what countries? 3. African Americans migrated to Northern and Midwestern cities during what periods in U.S. history? 4. What factors helped facilitate suburbanization and white flight from central cities after WWII? 5. What are the

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