1850s‚ tribal leaders and Americans were briefly able to compromise on living situations and land arrangements. Noncompliance by Americans‚ however‚ resumed conflict. The beginning of what would be called the "Indian Wars" started in Minnesota in 1862. Sioux‚ angered by the loss of much of their land‚ killed 5 white Americans. What resulted was over 1‚000 deaths‚ of white and Native Americans.
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period of unorganized labor revolts in response to industrialization in the 19th century. In 1877‚ the Great Railroad Strike led workers to shutdown railroads.1 Wealthy business leaders reacted quickly to military repression. This led to new strike uprisings in Pittsburgh‚ St. Louis‚ and Chicago‚ disillusioned workers with their need for institutionalization‚ and convinced the government to implement a firmer political presence.2 Labor unrest grew due to harsh working conditions‚ low pay‚ and unrealistic
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and they were able to acquire over 285 million acres of land. This act was part of the process of conquest and Indians were stripped of their lands. Another key part to westward expansion and industrialization was the Transcontinental Railroad. In 1862 the Pacific Railroad Bill was passed. This bill provided
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to show up everywhere. Many saw an opportunity in railroads to expand settlement in the west and transform the United States into a more modern nation. The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies formed the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862‚ which was an agreement to build a transcontinental railroad that would begin in the east and west and meet together (History). The two railroads met on May 10‚ 1869 at Promontory Summit‚ Utah (Railroad. lindahall). The Transcontinental Railroad allowed
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Brooke Lucas Professor Ramirez History 147 30 October 2013 Essay Question 1) How was the policy of “separate but equal” established and what exactly did it mean? Provide specific examples of how “separate but equal” was applied in the United States. How it started: Plessy vs. Ferguson case. Plessy: 7/8ths white 1/8th black boarded an all white train car. The conductor asked of his race‚ so he told him. He sent him to the all colored railcar. Plessy refused and he was immediately arrested.
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Even before the Civil War‚ people were revolting about slavery Gabriel Prosser‚ a literate slave‚ organized a rebellion in 1800‚ located in West Virginia However‚ his uprising was delayed and Gabriel was caught‚ then hanged A Nom-de-guerre is a name given to someone in battle The Civil War gave some people nom-de-guerres that are very well-known After refusing to retreat‚ Thomas Jackson was given the name‚ "Stonewall Jackson‚" for staying put like a stone wall. The USS Monitor was one of the
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to slaughter in both sides and led to his own death. Pueblo revolt war started in 1680 in Arizona and New Mexico. The war was led by Pope’. He led pueblo Indians to conquer the Spanish to make Indians independent. It was one of the most famous uprisings in history. The Indians stayed independent for 12 years. But then Spanish reconqured in 1692. The last war was the French and Indian war. It started in 1689 and ended in 1763 in the eastern woodlands. It was like a contest between France and Britain
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another alternative was simply to eradicate the race by means of genocide. After the annihilation of Gen. George Custer and his 7th cavalry at the battle of Little Bighorn by Indians of the Sioux tribe in 1876‚ the 7th cavalry was rebuilt and returned to South Dakota where they massacred more than 200 Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek in 1890. Educational‚ E. B. (2010). This was not an isolated incident. Throughout the Southwest‚ large numbers of Apache and Navajo tribe members were systematically slaughtered
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English Essay By Raymond Nguyen . Hello my name is Ray‚ today I will be discussing the novel we have been studying; Larry Watson’s ’Montana 1948". Watson’s stereotype of a 1940’s housewife is depicted through the characters Enid and Gail. The reader is shown throughout the text of female characters re: to take the backseat in relationships and that their place is in the home. Merce County during the 1940’s‚ this idea is shown to the reader constantly by Larry Watson in the novel. Watson presents
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During the Civil Rights Movements many oppressed races of people came together to form groups to fight for their rights. Throughout the Civil Rights movement many different racial groups were treated extremely unfair and knew the best option for them to gain equality was to stand together. Nearly all racial groups used this strategy‚ but when it came to their choices on how to rebel for equality‚ everyone had a different strategy. African Americans faced some of the same problems Natives faced
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