Another interesting tribe was the Shawnee. Linguistically Algonquian and known as the ’people from the south‚’ the Shawnee were tall and muscular‚ with coarse features and exceptionally prominent cheekbones. They were diligent cultivators of the soil until expulsion from Kentucky and North Carolina forced them to lead a wandering existence. Permitted by the Delaware and Iroquois to enter Pennsylvania‚ they settled on the flats below Philadelphia‚ in the forks of the Delaware as far north as the Minisink
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Both sides of my family are very similar. On my dad side‚ the earliest record is in 1831 of a person names Eldridge Golden. Eldridge grew up in Barbour West Virginia. Ever since then my dad’s family has lived all over West Virginia. They most likely lived there prior to 1831 because my dad is part Cherokee Indian. The Cherokee Indian tribe has been around since the 16th century when European explorers contacted the tribe. Since the initial contact the Cherokee Indians developed their society and
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The author James C. Curtis wrote “Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication” to introduce us the founder of a national party system‚ creator of a strong presidency‚ and champion of the common man. Despite the critics from the people‚ Andrew Jackson proved himself to be a good politician. The book begins with a return of spring that brought peace to the New Orland’s people after two years of dreaded attacks from the British. The book ends with the death of Andrew Jackson and the vindication it
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In the early 1800s‚ White settlements were expanding westward. This threatened the Cherokee land which was located in the Southeastern part of the United States. This left the Cherokee with a big decision to make for their entire tribe. Would they relocate West ‚or stay for the White settlements to invade where they call home. After all‚ the Cherokee had owned the land for over 10‚000 years. It was not the United States’ land to take. This is why many of the Cherokee Nation felt the need to stay
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Henry Stuart‚ author of “Report from Cherokee Country (1776)”‚ was the chief deputy superintendent of the Cherokee following the French and Indian War. After some side-research‚ I could not find any reports on exactly the function of a chief deputy superintendent is in Native American culture‚ however; I did find that a person who is in a deputy position‚ acts as a chief executive within a tribe. Throughout the passage‚ Henry Stuart tells the story of a council meeting between the Native American
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We Are Going (Quote Burger Paragraph) The influence of one racial group could wipe out an entire community. In “We Are Going” by Oodgeroo Noonuccal‚ the poet describes how the native people‚ or the Aborigines‚ were forced out of their native lands by white settlers. In the poem‚ the Aborigines feel that they have become the strangers in their old homeland‚ whereas the actual strangers are the white settlers‚ as can be indicated in the line “We are as strangers now‚ but the white tribe are the
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One of the original 13 colonies‚ Pennsylvania was named and founded by William Penn as a place to go for his friends. Philadelphia combined the Greek words for love (phileo) and brother (adelphos)‚ engendering its nickname of “the city of brotherly love.” .Pennsylvania’s capital‚ Philadelphia‚ was the site of the first and second Continental Congresses in 1774 and 1775 .Now the largest city in Pennsylvania‚ Philadelphia served as the nation’s capital from 1790 until a permanent capital was established
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The Indian Claims Commission Act of 1946 was established to hear any claims of the Indian tribes against the federal government for the unfair treatments. The federal government tried to utilize this act to deal with the long period of resentment of Indians as a reward for their contributions in the World War II. Hundreds of petitions from the Indians were submitted under this act. This act was positive to the Indians and the federal government has spend over 800 million dollars in dealing with these
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With the increase of life expectancy because of better health care‚ less native American attacks and less disease from mosquitos‚ indentured servants were starting to live longer. Indentured servants living longer meant that more of them would finish their 5-7-year term with their master. Leading to their master having to give them land and clothes. So before this most of the time indentured servant’s masters would try to work their indentured servant to death‚ making them not have to give them any
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During the late 19th century Americans wanted to expand their land for the greater or their people. Little did they know their impact on the natives that occupied the west. The amount of land taken from them was so exponential that if it hadn’t happened we wouldn’t be where we are today(doc 1).Although there were reservations for the native americans‚ they used cruel methods to for them out of their land. Some examples of these are forcing them out or if they resisted they would have a battle. Other
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