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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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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Do you think all beautiful‚ natural sites are meant to be seen? I am against the federal government’s decision not to make Providence Canyon a national park and I believe that Providence Canyon should become a national park for numerous reasons. One reason for this is all the beautiful attractions the "Little Grand Canyon" offers to people. In the first paragraph‚ it says‚ "Travelers who visit the forested areas near Lumpkin‚ Georgia‚ often think they have made a few wrong turns and have ended
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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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In the second half of “Cry Silent Tears” Joe is still getting beaten and sexually abused but goes to school‚ he learns to speak again and makes a friend Pete. But he soon leaves to another school and Joe decided he can trust people anymore because they always leave him. When he finds out Pete is moving schools he can’t take it and run away‚ on the way he runs into a group of boys and plays football with them. They become close and he feels like he can tell them about what happened to him but they
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The Trail of Tears The trail of tears was the forceful events to the Native American to relocate from the south eastern region to the western region. Andrew Jackson was the president‚ He fulfilled his ambition by changed the Washington and America‚ which is also called the Indian removal act. The removal was resulted destruction to the five Indian tribes‚ such as Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ Creek‚ Seminole and Cherokee. The Cherokee was decided not to move‚ they have took Georgia to the court. The chief
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One of the biggest stereotypes of Indian tribes is non-Indians believe that all Indians are alike. Unlike most people think of Indians‚ Indian tribes are consisted of 511 different tribes‚ recognized by the federal government and additional 200 unrecognized tribes. Mostly medias are the biggest contributor of implanting these stereotypes of Indian tribe members. Indian tribes wear big feathery headdresses‚ have body paints‚ live in tipis‚ make war cry sound to communicate‚ worship natures‚ and so
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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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