When the English colonist arrived to our wonderful country, American, they were greeted by our Native Americans. The Native Americans began to show the American colonist how to live off of the land and what the land had to offer. They taught how to grow crops, hunt, and build shelter all from the Earth. This lasted for many years until the American colonist decided to do things their own way. They looked at the natural resources as a privately owned commodity.
a. Designated boundaries for reservations b. Use of military force c. Treaties and compensation d. Gold rushes e. Policy of assimilation Throughout the 19th century, the treatment of Native Americans by the United States government was far less than respectful. The US government allowed its desire for settlement in the West to justify the relocation of thousands of Native Americans. Once on reservations Native Americans were expected to assimilate into the American culture.
It was written July 26, 1935. It was written to explain the once very nourished land now has awful storms of dusts and no food. 2) According to Henderson, what are three changes that happened in Oklahoma during the 1910s and 1920s? What is her attitude about these changes? Throughout those years people began expanding causing more towns and trains and easier access to food and very supple land.
According to Turner, the frontier had been the most important factor in shaping America and its character. He believed that you could only understand America by understanding the western frontier and how it changed the newly organized nation. A major notion within his claims of the American frontier is, “ the existence of an are of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement westward, explain American development ” (Turner, 33). Turner saw the advancement in the western frontier in a more hopeful and joyful light, contrary to that of Patricia Limerick’s
Apply the concepts presented in chapter 17 to the following facts situations. I. Old McDonald enters into a contract to have his wheat harvested. The contract provides that "JonDear Inc. will harvest Old McDonald's 200 acres for $2000." When the wheat is ready to harvest JonDear's combine breaks down and JonDear decides to transfer its responsibility under the contract to Swather Co..
The movement of people into the Northwest, established the ordinance. This helped the problem of states claiming to much land because new states were coming into existence and joining the nation so there was less land to claim. The Articles established these land ordinances so the Articles did achieve something positive. The single branch government provided by the Articles of Confederation, said that there was only Congress, the legislative branch which had very
AP REVIEW SHEET Important Happenings 8000 BCE. – 600CE SETTLING DOWN & CREATION OF CIVILIZATIONS Nomads to Pastoral Societies-Early humans traveled in nomadic groups of a few dozen hunter-gatherers. -formed around kinship and were fairly self-sufficient. -Exchanged ideas, valuable possessions, and mates with each other. Neolithic / Agricultural Revolution – Discovery of agriculture from experimenting with seeds -Used slash and burn technique and eventually learned about the breeding of animals.
Chapter 16 The Conquest of the Far West Pioneers such as farmers, ranchers, and miners settled west around 1845 and recreated the image of “The Great American Desert” to a legendary “Frontier.” Many Americans were in the west before the Civil War. Despite efforts to drive away established native populations, the Anglo-Americans found themselves among them with their influence in everything they did. Pioneers really relied on federal money and the capitalism of the East. The Far West or “Great West” was more than just one region beyond the Mississippi River; it was filled with many people and different environments. The most widespread Indian group of the West was the Plains Indians.
As a nation, America should be proud of the first people that lived there, and should embrace Native Americans as a part of our history. However, this has not always been the way that America looks at Native Americans, as this country went through a time in the late 19th century when we wanted to eradicate their entire population, and take all their land for ourselves and our westward expansion. Because of these selfish, inhumane ideas, terrible things like The Trail of Tears happened, and if Indian tribes were not being killed, they were being converted by force. One of the things that suffered along with the Native American cultures and tribes, was their languages. These beautiful, sophisticated
“The most significant thing about the American frontier is, that it lies at the hither edge of free landâ€. By going west not only will the settlers already there adapt to the change of culture, but so will the settlers moving westward. The frontiers men will learn more educated city life, and the city folk would learn the ways of the frontier, like hunting, fishing, and surviving of the land, instead of depending on others to do the work for them. The people on the east coast don’t really know the Indian culture but as you move west it starts to gain more influence. The second documents’ are letters from parents in Poland to children that migrated to the United States Page 196.