people, although it crippled the Native Americans. White Settlers believed the land was theirs to take from day one ,and through history ,white settlers pushed the Natives further west ,until they the west is what they wanted also. Therefore the Dawes Act was created to help assimilate Native Americans and give them a piece of land to cultivate .The intent of the act was that a piece of land would make the Natives more open to
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contacts with indians and all but two of them were peaceful and very respectful visits. When the expedition was about to begin Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to Meriwether Lewis. The letter was explaining how they need to act around and treat the natives. Jefferson wrote, “ treat them in the most friendly and conciliatory manner which their own conduct will admit…”. Since the president told them to be respectful these men are going to be respectful. But, their relationship with the indians wasn’t
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tradition of American generosity and compassion began with the Native Americans. This is prominent in the report “La Relacion” by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, where he details his experience with the Karankawa people and their generosity in his time of need. Cabeza de Vaca and his men fell to the mercy of the Karankawa people on Galveston Island, when he was on the brink of death, and starvation had its clutches on his crew. However the generosity and kindness of the Native Americans allowed the emaciated
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effect that the Frontier had on the development of the United States as everyone has come to learn in chronological order the different phases early America experienced. The advancement of the Frontier allowed Americans to forget old European culture and traditions to start a new American culture. This allowed citizens to start a new nation with the vast free land there was to explore. Turner lists the different phases beginning with the Indian and the hunter, the disintegration of savagery by the
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Spanish-owned Louisiana Territory. Pike’s second expedition turned out to be more interesting. In mid 1806, Pike set off with nineteen military personnel, an interpreter, and a doctor. During the early stages of the journey, Pike relieved a Native American village from the Spanish that had recently visited. In mid November, Pike made the risky decision to continue on in the expedition, even with very low supplies. He and his group continued due west. After a few days, Pike reached the Rocky Mountains
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American Experience, "Transcontinental Railroad" is about the Transcontinental Railroad that was known as the engineering marvel in the 19th Century. This railroad opened up new economies in the West of America. Many conflicts occurred with the labor force, between Theodore Judah and Charles Crocker before the railroad was even built. The Transcontinental railroad caused many problems from it being built and people trying to help for their own purposes. In the end it changed the lives of the Chinese
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Thomas Ketchum, known as Black Jack Ketchum, was born on October 31, 1862 in San Saba County, Texas. He was a cowboy who then later turned into the life of crime. He joined other outlaws of the Hole in the Wall Gang, focusing on train robberies. When they were not robbing trains, they worked for ranches in New Mexico and Texas. Ketchum had participated in previous train robberies and murders. But on August 16, 1899, Tom attempted to single-handedly rob the same train that he and his brother, Sam
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Part A: Highlight two options that best describe the central ideas of the text. A. History is not made up of just a few heroes and villains. B. Mexicans did not participate in westward expansion. C. Average citizens were responsible for westward expansion. D. Thomas Jefferson was responsible for westward expansion. Part B: Select two quotations from the text --one for each answer-- to support the answers to Part A. “It is natural and perhaps necessary for historians and story-tellers
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community. In 1521, Francisco Gordillo sailed from Spain to Carolina coast. It is believed that he never tried to create a settlement, but only angered a Native American tribe and sold them into slavery. Later Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón led a group of 600 settlers to the Carolina coast again. Weather, disease, low food supplies, and unfriendly natives doomed them from the beginning. When Lucas Vasquez de Ayllón died, the settlers had left within six months. These issues that drove out the settlers, is
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generous and welcoming behavior to all people. The people of this tribe have been around for thousands of years by living off the land. Each tribe is unique in the way they live and what they practice. Traditions and culture may be alike in some native american tribes but they all have their differences. The Puyallup tribe stood out the most to me because of their many different and fascinating traditions. They have become a well known tribe with ties to washington and with their history they have managed
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