Multiple forms of hatred and disregard for human lives plague the beginning of this country. Throughout taking this course, my eyes have been opened up to how terrible our nation really is; we threw the indians out of their homes, segregated and belittled anyone different, monopolized industries, treated women with utter disrespect and inequality, and treated workers, in general, as if they were not humans. They say America is the land of the free and opportunity, but is it really?
When America was first colonized, the people immigrating to the colonies deemed themselves the rulers of the “new” land. However, to millions of Native Americans the land was not new at all. After Custer’s death, President Grant ordered all of Custer's “assailants” to be arrested. These aggressors included any Native Americans that were caught, no matter if they were personally involved or not. The underlying agenda of this decision is that the U.S. wanted the Black Hills and they did not think twice about ruining so many lives, or the repercussions the Natives might face. This led to the Dawes Severalty Act.
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Black codes set civil rights back a good number of decades, and conveyed how America was still extremely close minded in spite of the whole Reconstruction front and the addition of the 13th - 15th amendments. They also illustrate how the Southern states held a distinct pride separate from the rest of the States, even after the Civil War. They didn't want to give up their old lifestyle. Black codes were only one of the ways that they tried to maintain their old way of life. black codes actually sparked the need for the civil rights movement, because African Americans were treated as if they were not citizens, or even people, despite the Bill of Rights which clearly stated they were
When America was first colonized, the people immigrating to the colonies deemed themselves the rulers of the “new” land. However, to millions of Native Americans the land was not new at all. After Custer’s death, President Grant ordered all of Custer's “assailants” to be arrested. These aggressors included any Native Americans that were caught, no matter if they were personally involved or not. The underlying agenda of this decision is that the U.S. wanted the Black Hills and they did not think twice about ruining so many lives, or the repercussions the Natives might face. This led to the Dawes Severalty Act.
The Dawes Severalty Act …show more content…
Black codes set civil rights back a good number of decades, and conveyed how America was still extremely close minded in spite of the whole Reconstruction front and the addition of the 13th - 15th amendments. They also illustrate how the Southern states held a distinct pride separate from the rest of the States, even after the Civil War. They didn't want to give up their old lifestyle. Black codes were only one of the ways that they tried to maintain their old way of life. black codes actually sparked the need for the civil rights movement, because African Americans were treated as if they were not citizens, or even people, despite the Bill of Rights which clearly stated they were