IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF SOURCES The focus of this investigation will be “To what extent did the native American Sacajawea was helpful during Lewis and Clark’s expedition?” and will analyze the role that Sacajawea had in leading the expedition, and the importance of her help in achieving success. And for the purpose of this investigation it will focus on Sacajawea’s knowledge, sacrifices and expertise that guided Lewis and Clark. Thus, the Lewis and Clark expedition journals and TED-ed’s
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ever thought about how fun or dangerous it would be to the best Native American leader and warrior? If you do, you should read about Crazy Horse, who was one of the best leaders and if you don't believe it, he even has a monument in his memory because of all of the amazing things he has done for the Native Americans and his people. He died an honorable death, with his father by his side. Crazy Horse was a legendary Native American leader and warrior who stood out and looked differently than others
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Theodore de Bry’s engraving, The Chickahominy Become “New Englishmen,” made in 1619 pictures the treaty negotiations between the English and Virginia Indians. The image is probably an accurate representation in terms of how the treaty negotiations were held. I would say the artist is biased in the way he portrayed the Indians. His title shows the English were trying to change the Indians ways and he makes them look almost devilish and unruly. This image was created to portray Indians submitting to
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Facts: Indian tribes lived on a large tract of land with Milk River running through it. On May 1st, 1888 a contract was signed between the Native Americans and the US where the tribes agreed to give some of their land in exchange to be situated in the Fort Belknap Indian reservation. In 1889, the US built various housing and started to divert water for their usage, it was an estimate of 1,000 miners’ inches of water. In 1889, Montana became a state which helped to legally entitle tract of land for
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during the period of Indian Removal Acts and the Trail of Tears. In addition, Boudinot was known for his devotion to his religious beliefs, he founded the American Bible association which he used to voice his opinions about the treatment of Native Americans, and he is also known as the Tobacco Tycoon. Boudinot, was a hero to the Native Americans because he stood up for their civil rights that and made sure they got repaid for the injustice white settlers put them through. For instance, he fought for
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the Native Americans and Europeans. For the Natives, disease was the biggest downfall of the exchange. Because they had not been exposed to diseases like smallpox and measles prior to European encounter, they were not immune to them, which caused major population decreases in Native communities. In some cases, whole populations were obliterated at the expense of the exchange. Vice versa, sailors took back with them to Europe an STD known as syphilis. The agricultural produce from the Americans, a
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Jamestown: Why Did So Many Die? In Jamestown, there were a lot of different deaths throughout the years 1607-1612. They were caused by disease, starvation, and unfortunately, murder. During these years people traveled to Jamestown in search of money to pay of their debt and one day own land there. Life was rough, from having no food to death. Although the settlers had many challenges, some overcame them and survived while some didn’t. There were many deaths during early Jamestown with a variety of
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southern plains and in the tribe’s adaption to reservation life. He was a dedicated member of the Peyote Cult and later became a prosperous negotiator with Indian agents, cattle-ranchers, government representatives, and an advocate of education for Native children.
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In response to the need for Americans to continue to expand west, President Grover Cleveland signed The Dawes Act into law. The Dawes Act provided Native Americans free land and citizenship in exchange for their land that the white settlers would take over and own. Some of the Indian tribes agreed to go for the offer and gave up their tribal lands in exchange for land and citizenship, however some of the tribes refused to give up their land. The Nez Perce was a tribe in which members disagreed about
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The interactions between white Americans and Native Americans were costly and devastating. White Americans viewed Native Americans as objects rather than people and treated Native Americans without any respect, similar to that of African Americans during this time. White Americans stripped Native Americans of their dignity and traditions by creating laws such as the Dawes Act of 1887 and killing hundreds of Native Americans in massacres such as Sand Creek and Wounded Knee. These interactions and
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