The only territory remaining were the American Indians located in Colorado. A major driving force that sparked this massacre was the gold and silver rush that attracted white settlers to this region. This created a considerable amount of anger toward the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians. Involvement of U.S settlers in their land produced violence between both parties, however, after the Civil war violence intensified even more. Throughout this historical era, a series of wars continued with U.S expansion for the rest of 19th century, however, the battle of Sand Creek illustrated a disturbing massacre by the United States that could have been avoided.
Disease brought with the French quickly killed many Natives because they didn’t have any immunes built up. Another fault was that Indians quickly became dependent upon the manufactured goods of the French such as kettles and
It wasn’t until the introduction of the horse and equestrian related practices to Native Americans in the plains that the bison population would become threatened. Up until the spread of the horse trade into Native American tribes in the late 1700s to early 1800s, Natives relied on more than one source to sustain themselves. Pedestrian bison hunting was practiced, but generally only a few bison were killed at once and they were not the only source of food. Soon though, the Natives were introduced to the horse, which initiated a great deal of change in their societies. It was discovered that bison hunting was much more efficient from the back of a horse than on the ground.
However, many Indians refused to be confined to reservations. These tribes engaged in a constant battle, raiding settlements and attacking troops. The Mexican-American War was another major conflict driven by the idea of "Manifest Destiny". At this time Americans were constantly migrating westward in search of economic gain and looking for land to start farms. They found the most easily accessible and available land in Texas.
This had a negative effect also. We gained a great deal of that land from the Mexican-American. The war caused many deaths, but the result of it helped our country greatly. With out those states, the United States wouldn’t have as much as an economy. One positive thing that happened because of Westward Expansion was the Oregon Trail.
Unlike the white people, the American Indians appreciated their land and resources and lived in harmony with their surroundings. As Ortiz mentions, “Indians had to fight a desperate rearguard action to survive its [the white frontier’s] advance, so they had neither the time nor the means to tell their stories” (Ortiz 3). White men have all but destroyed a great deal of our environment. American Indians and those who have Native American heritages feel passionate about their histories. They have been wronged by being overshadowed by the white man’s inaccurate account of events.
Shamans, conjurers, medicine men, or anyone who had claimed special power lost respect and authority because their traditional therapies were not effective in curing the infectious diseases. The disaster also distorted their spirituality. Some tribes believed that only extensive hunting of animals could stop the diseases (Kraut 19). It led to the development of the fur trade that brought more attention of Europeans to the New World. Fertile lands of the New World abundantly multiplied many Europeans fauna and flora.
Lastly due to his strong and rough ruling tactics when in control of the empire, he was exiled. In Napoleons eyes, his empire was always incomplete and his constant goal was to take over more land at all costs. This goal lead to one of his costly mistakes of the Continental System. The Continental System was Napoleons attempt to blockade Britain and stop all communication between them and other countries. In turn this would destroy Britain commercially and their industrial economy allowing Napoleon to take over Britain however did not work and left Napoleon worse off then he was before.
As the Indians were forced to leave the land white people just came over and took part of the land that belong to the reservation and there was nothing the Indians could do about it. The discovery of gold made matters even worst as Americans came across the land looking for fortune in large numbers and in the process destroyed the land and the ecosystem. Their vast numbers drove away the bison herds and forced them to change their emigration patterns, which made it a lot more difficult for the Indians to sustain themselves. In addition to being forced to move to small reservations they were put on rationed food and supplies from the U.S government and to change their culture all against their will. The reservations were not set on the best land; those were given to white Americans.
All the cultures were technologically stuck in the Stone Age,and ,combined with their lack of immunity to European diseases meant that these civilizations were overrun and conquered by Europeans. Columbus proved to the Europeans that the world was likely round and not flat. He didn't really prove that it was round, but his voyages increased the perceived likelihood that it was, and inspired other explorers who really did demonstrate that you could head west and end up east. That increased global trade significantly. It also increased global awareness of the other cultures that share this planet.