The rough Winter most likely was the cause to 70 deaths. Based on the “Background Essay”, “Then, in the awful winter of 1609-1610, another two-thirds of the settlers died.” Harsh winters were bound to happen. There was nothing anybody could do about it or prevent it. The colonists could have prepared for it, but because they did not have the current technology, they could have not possibly predicted that a rough winter was coming their way. According to “Document D”, in 1607 August through October “Summer sickness kills half the colonists” The summer of 1607 was so severe that it killed 50 people.
Even more are lost each year to other causes such as weather or disease, 21,100 in 2012, plus 3,600 dead from unknown causes. So of a total of 43,000 head of sheep lost in 2012, 300, or 0.698% were killed by wolves. These facts lead me to believe that wolves are not the threat to livestock that many ranchers make them out to be and. In fact, wolves are beneficial to the ecosystem because they effectively regulate prey populations without the need for human intervention, and to the livelihood of the very ranchers who oppose their reintroduction by removing coyotes (the actual number one killer of livestock) from the top of the food chain. After conducting this research, it is my belief that reintroducing wolves to Rocky Mountain National Park will be of benefit to all parties involved, humans and animals
Due to the whites chasing away buffalo and game, some hotheaded Indians started raiding wagon trains, killing and scalping and plundering. The whole East started to resent the “savages”. Emigrants also wanted protection. Little Wolf sometimes restrained his warriors with a pony whip, and he did not like the abuses he saw (Millard, 1964, p. 45). The Indians ended up killing innocents out of anger and revenge.
Ignorance and the lack of understanding a person may cause diversion between two people of two different cultures, race or religion. This eventually will build up to fear. There were three historical facts that were brought to my attention. One of these facts was on the unfortunate occurrence named the Wounded Knee. This event occurred on December 29, 1890.The U.S Cavalry had gathered local Native Americans, shot and killed innocent Native American men, women, and children.
Due to wooden bats breaking at a much higher rate, they have to be replaced more often. Wyoming Valley Conference coach Matt Skrepenek states, “It’s a money issue and wouldn’t be cost efficient. It would just get too expensive” (Faiwell). For instance, a $1000 dollar investment by a team for bats could purchase 4 aluminum bats that will last the season or longer, or it could purchase 12 wooden bats that could last for several games or several months. Wellesley American League went through 600 bats in one season, which totaled to the amount of $8,000 (Greater Boston).
The interactions between Settlers and Native Americans can best be described as a shameful episode of American history. Over the course of 100 years, Native Americans were subjected to shameful acts including brutal treatment, broken treaties, and the destruction of their culture by white Settlers. The first century of the United States is filled with shameful words and acts of brutality toward Native American cultures. Founding fathers and ‘heroes’ such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson referred to Native Americans as “Wolves and beasts” and advocated efforts to “Pursue them to extermination.” These were not empty threats, as his actions toward Native Americans earned Washington the nickname “Destroyer of towns” as he promoted the slaughter of natives both hostile and otherwise. After that, future President Andrew Jackson promoted the wholesale slaughter and mutilation of natives in the 1830s, ordering his men to cut the noses off hundreds of slain natives to provide accurate body counts.
He found a valley and a camp of Nez Perce Indians who gave him food. His stomach revolted due to the previous lack of food and he fell ill. September 22, 1805 – We arrived at the Nez Perce villages and all fell ill from the food we ate. Our stomachs cannot adjust well thanks to living on such a meager diet for so long. September 26, 1805 – We began canoe making. We have used up a lot of our goods for barter on trading with the natives for food.
The Starving Time In the year 1608, the colonists of Jamestown faced a disastrous winter known as the “starving time.”(The starving time pg.1) During this particular winter countless colonists died. the starving time occured due to the fact that the colonists were only interasted in finding gold, they had little agricultural knowlege, and the Indians were not happy with the colonists. These three factors dug the bariles of the colonists. Jamestown was funded in 1607 by the Virgina Company of London. The inverstors had one thing in mind, gold.
In the mid-fourteenth century, Europeans suffered a catastrophic epidemic of bubonic plague. It was known as the “Black Death.” This plague killed about a third of the European population. With the resulting abundance of food for the survivors and the gain of property from the plague victims, survivors were prompted by the turmoil caused by the plague to move away and seek opportunities elsewhere. Most Europeans as a result perceived the world as a place of alarming risks where the balance of health, harvests and peace could easily be tilted by epidemics, famine and violence. This gave encouragement to a few to take greater risks, one of which entailed embarking on dangerous sea voyages through uncharted waters to points unknown.
According to Kraut, “The elderly who carried in their heads ancient histories, cures and crafts were often wiped out quickly, taking with them generations of a tribe’s collective understanding of the world and itself” (Kraut 17). It made them lose their expertise: hunting and gathering. Few Native Americans who survived the genocidal disaster had to naturally assimilate into the European culture to survive or fight to the death against the white invaders. Besides, their society fell into ruin. 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.