Americans could have easily co-existed with the Native Americans, but they decided that they wanted to claim this land as their own and did not want to share this land with anyone else, even if that meant slaughtering everyone. However, the thing that wiped out most of the Native Americans was not murder by man itself, but by deadly diseases brought over from Europe, which the Native Americans had no immunity to these deadly diseases. This is a horrible way to earn land because they had no right to take it. What gave them more authority over the Native …show more content…
Slavery is a part of every culture, but slavery played a key role in shaping America. A common belief about slavery is that all slaves were African, but this is not the case; the majority of slaves were white or indentured servants, which meant they would work to pay off their freedom, but often died before they could pay off their debt. Another common belief is that all slave owners were white, but a good chunk of slave owners were African American and resided in Louisiana (one of the most slave-populated states during that time). Slavery was wrong and still is wrong. Theft of Resources is wrong, as well. Americans like to think that they have all the power when it comes to resources, but America does not have as many resources as it is thought to have. Why? One may ask him or herself why this is thought, the answer is because America has stolen all the resources it has needed. America should not be able or allowed to do this, but somehow it slides. Theft of the American Dream. This is very powerful to me because when people immigrate to America, they believe in the American dream; they dream of all the possibilities and opportunities that will happen for them, but many of them end up getting this dream snatched from them because of how society behaves toward other cultures and other people. This is theft. Everyone should be given equal opportunity, but sadly, this does not