Horse; he passed the name on to him after his son had demonstrated his skills as a warrior. In august of 1854evertyhing boiled over in what became known as the Grattan massacre. The Grattan massacre was A small detachment of soldiers entered a large Sioux encampment to arrest a man accused of taking a migrant’s cow‚ although such matters
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American religion and the negative treatment and limited power of native women in modern culture. However‚ Mary’s reconnection with traditional native beliefs ultimately allowed her to find her voice and gain a sense of purpose. Identifying with the Sioux culture helped her acquire qualities she lacked when she was estranged from the traditional
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Period:3/us history February 26‚ 2013 How did westward expansion transform the nation? In the early 1800’s‚ Americans pushed steadily westward‚ moving even beyond the territory of the United States. They traveled by canoe and flatboat‚ on horseback‚ and by wagon train. Some even walked much of the way. American merchant John Jacob Astor created one of the largest fur businesses‚ the American Fur Company. His company bought skins from western mountain men. These adventurers were some
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Martha Vasquez November 23‚ 2013 E Block Identification of Terms- Unit 3 1 (4) Shakers Who: A group of religious people who derived their name from a unique ritual in which they would “shake” themselves free of sin. They were most well known for their celibacy‚ which meant that most Shakers entered the religion on their own. Also‚ they embraced the idea of sexual equality and believed God was not clearly male or female. When: Founded in the 1770s Significance or Impact: The Shakers made a redefinition
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HIST 1323 Review Reconstruction Abraham Lincoln- Republican Party‚ was President in 1862 which is the start of the war. The 10% Plan- 10% of the South’s population to sign an oath saying they are loyal and will not break away from the nation again. Where had reconstruction been tried before the end of the war?- (Louisiana and Tennessee) New states Radical Republicans- believed the South was wrong and needed to be punished. Wants equal protection under the law. -What are their ultimate political
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Abstract In what ways‚ and to what extent‚ did the transcontinental railroad system in the 19th century affect development of the American industrial economy‚ and the social prosperity of the people and workers? This is the question that this essay will answer‚ diving deep into the effect of the railroads to the industrial economy and how that affected the social setting of the typical American life from the first trains to be built in the 1830s‚ and its life cycle until around the 1870s. Examining
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Close Reading Paper: The Turtle Catcher For this assignment I will be analyzing this portion of writing from page 138 of The Turtle Catcher by Nicole Helmet. (For reference in the paper) “I got my enlistment papers today‚” said Lars. “Where’re yours?” Herman stopped smiling. He didn’t reply. “I said‚ Where are yours?” said Lars. “I won’t be going‚” Herman said. His voice was straight and calm though his heart thudded as hard as hooves in his throat. “You hear that‚ Cal?” Lars said to the other
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July 29‚ 2014 Dear Committee on Admission and Academic Standing: I respectfully appeal for readmission to University of South Dakota for the Fall semester of 2014. This letter is to explain my reasoning for wanting to return to USD‚ my future goals as a USD student‚ and post plans for after attending USD. While attending USD as an undergrad student I’ve enjoyed studying there immensely! My plans for wanting to return to USD is simply to further my education under which I was successful at
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Extreme pressure on reservation lands created bloody conflicts included the Sand Creek Massacre‚ the Sioux Wars‚ the Black Hills War‚ the Battle of Little Bighorn‚ and the Wounded Knee Massacre. In these battles both parties fought through a gruesome war were natives attempted to get back their lands in efforts to killing pioneers and all white individuals alike. Most battles of the east fought to take back or ward off any settles from coming into their hunting grounds or sacred land‚ resisting
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“To own the Earth‚ There is no word for this in the Sioux Language.” The Battle of Wounded Knee was the last battle of the American Indian Wars it was also one of the most gruesome battles that either side had seen. An estimated three hundred Indians lay dead while the US army had lost twenty five and thirty nine were wounded some of who would die later. This was one of the worst acts that the Americans have ever done to the Native Americans. One Native American stated later “it was as if the soldiers
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