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    Manifest Destiny Thesis

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    Manifest Destiny and its effect on Native Americans. Question: Was Manifest Destiny a crime against Native Americans? Thesis:Manifest Destiny was a beautiful dream about power‚ expansion‚and glory which soon became reality but also was a crime against Native Americans because for them it represent genocide and injustice. Manifest Destiny was a dream about power‚ expansion‚ and glory. No doubt for a young and successful country as was United Estates in the beginning the idea of expand

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    The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in what is now the Midwestern‚ Eastern‚ and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 to 1600‚ varying regionally. Composed of series of urban settlements and villages (the largest city being Cahokia) and linked together by a loose trading network. The Mississippians had no writing system or stone architecture. They worked naturally occurring metal deposits‚ such as hammering and annealing copper

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    Lewis Cass‚ "Removal of the Indians‚" article was published by the National Humanities Center to use Standards-Based Professional Development conference. This articles was made in January in the 1830’s years directed towards the Indians. In beginning of the documentation‚ the problem started with the Indians upon arriving to the United States. The Indian group was a big population increase and caused embarrassments and distress to the country. Many people also felt as if the whites could not progress

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    The “Great Leap Westward” refers to the settlement of Tennessee‚ but it was more like the great journey over mountains‚ surviving Indian territory and an expedition down the river in hopes of building a new life. As the first settlers moved west from Virginia and North Carolina‚ they faced more struggles than just a leap westward. The men‚ women and children that survived definitely had a reason to make Tennessee the best place to live. Once they faced and overcame these obstacles the state of Tennessee

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    Today I am going to talk to you about my region of the years from 1800’s threw the 1880’s this region is my region of where i live now San Diego California and I am going to tell you how it became apart of California. Fist of all‚ where i am getting all this information is from the article called Minnestota as it is in 1870 and it is in Rise of Industrial America‚ 1876- 1900 and it also has the Immigration to the United States‚ 1851- 1900. The author is writting the document for to attract settlers

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    Cherokee Removal Analysis

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    During the Cherokee removal period‚ many Cherokees stood up to express their opinions on this conflict. Most of the Cherokee members were against this act and furiously fought back against Congress’s decision. However‚ there were some who have other ideas about the Cherokee Nation’s future – they believed it was better for them to move. Regardless of different opinions‚ the Cherokees never stopped to advocate for themselves. Throughout the removal period‚ political leaders of the United States sometimes

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    In the story Into the Wild Chris McCandless was seeking wilderness to get away from everything. He was a son of wealthy parents with a lot of drama going on around the house‚ he wanted to get his mind off everything that made him crazy. He was seeking adventure. Kramer’s statement supported McCandless bravery of living in the wilderness. He wanted to journey to Alaska‚ I believe he did this to find himself. Going through many obstacles he gained a lot of experience and I truly believe it helped him

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    Itinerary: One day in Boston 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Boston Duck Tour and breakfast from Souper Salad onboard 11 a.m.  - 12:30  p.m. Visit to the USS Constitution and the USS Constitution Museum 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch at USS Constitution café 1:45 p.m. Boat ride over to Long Wharf 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. Aquarium visit 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Free time to walk around Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market and have dinner at the  Hard Rock Café 8 p.m. Film at Aquarium’s Simons IMAX Theatre -----------------------------

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    Question 2 (Worth 5 points) How could the federal government have made the Dawes Act more successful?  by refusing to allow Native Americans to assimilate  by making it illegal for Native Americans to sell their land to speculators  by providing larger land parcels so the Native Americans could grow more crops  by using land speculators as brokers between the government and Native Americans Points earned on this question: 5 Question 3 (Worth 5 points) What was the goal of the Dawes Act?  provide

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    In the year 1978 there were two acts that were passed that dealt with Native American reforms. These acts are very important for Social Workers to be able to understand. The first act was the Indian Child Welfare Act. The purpose of this act was to protect the best interest of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families by the establishment of minimum federal standards for the removal of Indian children and placement of such children in homes which will

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