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20 - KING PHILLIP'S WAR |
- Phillip was Indian who was treated cruelly at Plymouth, and when he became chief he plotted against colonists - wanted to drive whites out in order to survive - He led attack in Massachusetts and both sides raided and massacred hundreds of victims. Governor of Mass swore that for every 1 colonist death they would kill 5 Indians. Captured Phillips wife and son and sold them into slavery - Phillip was trapped / defeated. Decapitated and head sent on exhibit. |
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20 - BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE |
- Tecumseh went to get support from tribes to protect land and while he was gone his brother (The Shawnee Prophet) stirred up trouble - William Henry Harrison organized militia and Prophet's army attacked Harrison - Indians were defeated and battle helped Harrison gain presidency later on: "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", though did not talk about bounty hunters seeking out escaped Indians and slitting their throats while they slept |
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20 - DANIEL BUTRICK |
- Missionary who lived with Cherokee to learn their language and culture to help the Gospel go forth in a way they could understand - Hundreds of Cherokee were converted under his service as he had great compassion for them and cared for them |
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20 - JACKSON'S 1830 REMOVAL BILL |
- Jacson believed all Indians should be moved westward, and the bill let Jackson exchange land in west for Indian land in east - This meant that Indian land in the east could be seized even though Cherokees were their own nation |
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20 - THE TREATY PARTY |
- Renegade Cherokees with no authority signed Jackson's 1830 Removal treaty without their government's permission, but Congress ratified the treaty anyways |
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20 - ETHNOCENTRICITY |
- Belief that you are superior to others because of your race, religion, or heritage - Settler and missionaries believed Indians were savages and their culture/society was inferior to America |
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20 - DESCRIBE "THE CHEROKEE FAILURE" (INCLUDING GOVERNMENT AND MISSIONARY INFLUENCE). (5 pts) - PART 1 OF 2 |
1. The government forced Cherokee to abandon their land and homes to move West into OK Territory 2. Washington’s administration tried to civilize the Indians and promote Christianity and Jefferson’s administration granted land to spread the gospel among heathens 3. JQA told Congress Indians were savages and it was our duty to convert them to Christianity and make them peaceful - keep them under control |
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20 - DESCRIBE "THE CHEROKEE FAILURE" (INCLUDING GOVERNMENT AND MISSIONARY INFLUENCE).
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4. Missionaries who wanted to Christianize the Indians thought that was the same as Americanizing them 5. Saw them as savages and no value in the Cherokee culture - wanted to destroy their language (churches and schools English only), Communal living, Cherokee practice of healing... |
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20 - DESCRIBE THE TRAIL OF TEARS. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM IT? (5 pts) - PART 1 OF 2 |
1. Americans descended upon Cherokee lands b/c of belief in Manifest Destiny and Gold being discovered on their lands-- burning homes, destroying fields, and sending families running 2. US Army forced Indians to leave in worst of seasons, and they lost everything 3. More than 17,000 Cherokee were forcibly marched westward and 8,000 died along the way |
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20 - DESCRIBE THE TRAIL OF TEARS. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM IT?
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4. Christian Cherokee bore this brutal treatment with grace and faithfulness--even experiencing a religious revival along the way. (Evan Jones baptized 50 new believers every day for 3 months.)
5. We learn that wickedness can be met by righteousness and bear fruit, that we should humbly remember the times of failure so we don’t repeat them, and that we should live in covenantal repentance |
