Indigenous peoples of the Americas

effectively and quickly. Such information allowed a larger mass of people to hear about Columbus whereas without the press, much less people would’ve heard about Columbus. Since the press informed a large mass of people about Columbus, he received a lot of media-praise and excitement. Furthermore, writings of the press had the unique ability to exaggerate stories in order to be more appealing, leading to more enthusiasm of common people. Lastly, as a whole, the expedition was a failure. As the…

Native American history like others in history was scattered with stories of war. Whether it be the fighting of other tribes or conflicts with white settlers, their history was filled with bloodshed. In the days before the arrival of guns, battles could last days, and casualties could number in the hundreds. While eastern Indians fought almost exclusively to achieve retribution, southwestern Indians clashed with their neighbors both to avenge previous wrongs and to loot them of material…

The Dry Creek station of the pony express in Nevada experienced many conflicts; some of those conflicts were between the white settlers and the Indians. This conflict only contributed to getting rid of the pony express, which was only was in operation during April 3, 1860 to October 28, 1861. One of the conflicts that occurred at the dry creek station was when a group of Indians killed a man named Ralph M. Lozier and wounded a man named John Applegate after attacking the station asking Si…

In 1607, Englishmen sailed up the James River because they wanted to find gold, spread Christianity, and to make a trade route to China. Why did so many colonist of Jamestown die? Many colonist in Jamestown died because of three problems. These problems where Native Americans, lack of food, and lack of important occupations. The first reason Jamestown colonist died was because of Native Americans. After getting to Jamestown on May 14, 1607 twelve days later two colonist had already died…

created in an attempt to erase native traditions and allow for the natural domination of the ‘stronger race’. These government policies, however, were created on unsubstantial evidence, falsities, and wrongful accusations against the Native American people in order to formulate an excuse to suppress an entire race of individuals. The policies in question served to strip Native Americans of their cultural identity replacing their native language with English, their passtimes with those of white…

The last blow to the final rail spike in Utah sent a wave of excitement and achievement across America. Travel by the new railroad coast to coast in a week. “American Experience: Transcontinental Railroad” the video explained the results of the railroad being built, people who built it, and the sacrifices Indians faced. The major result of building Transcontinental Railroad was that for the first time in history American coasts were connected. This means that opportunities for settlement…

“America has always been known to force their cultural opinions on many cultures besides their own, compelling them to revolt against the continuing oppression of American“ - India Cage I almost wrote a short story about the struggle to revolt against the construction of an oil pipeline that has threatened to be built on an Native American reserve but instead of sticking to what my teacher would want at the beginning of my persuasive writing. I choose to not only write about the…

the new world, what has now turned out to be one of the best nations at any point made. Jacques Cartier allegedly investigated the Americas, especially Brazil, before making three noteworthy North American voyages. In 1534, King Francis I of France sent Cartier—likely in light of his past undertakings—on another excursion toward the eastern bank of North America, at that point called the northern terrains. On a voyage that would add him to the rundown of well known pilgrims, Cartier was to…

thrust into the New World in the 16th century to claim the industrious Natives as subjects of the Crown and Church. A century later, the Spanish returned to the New World. The Spanish unleashed forces of change that changed the lives of the native people throughout the arena that the Anglo-Americans call the Southwest. The Spanish affected the culture and structure of the Southwest by way of religion, architecture, and agriculture and livestock. This culture shock in the Southwest by means of…

violence of the Western population’s arrival in the Americas, protected by armor and weaponry, in front of the representation of barely dressed Indians - if not naked - totally disarmed. Two distincts time of the New World discovery are depicted in this image. On the background we can observe three sheeps from Columbus’ fleet. Part of the crew deploys the sails while another is about to take a boat to land on shore. We can see these indigenous represented as “natural” individuals, running on the…