The Destruction of Native American Culture and Society Native Americans were the first people in the United States. European settlers came and took over the Native Americans land when it was not theirs to begin with. The Native Americans were pushed off their land and moved onto reservations ("Relocation and Acculturation of Native
Americans"). Some Native Americans were acculturated and assimilated. This was done by teaching them to be Christians, and to be independent farmers. However, by the 1830's the
American policy changed and instead of assimilation, most Native Americans were expelled from their ancestral homes. There were a wide variety of Native Americans already living in
America, but the arrival of the Europeans caused …show more content…
These wars caused the deaths of many Native Americans and their culture was decimated. As a result of these wars, Native Americans were pushed out of their land. By the time of the American
Revolution, Native Americans had been pushed out of Virginia and many parts of North
Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina. The relationship between the settlers and Native
Americans resulted in armed conflicts because their cultures were very different. Because they didn't understand each other, they went to war several times. For example, there was the Pequot
War of 1636-1637 and the Jamestown settlement conflict with the Powhatan Indians. These wars led to the extinction of many Indian tribes such as the Pequots and Powhatan Indians. After the French were defeated in 1763 during the French and Indian war, the Native
Americans lost their support from the French. During the American Revolution most Native
Americans were on the side of the British. They thought that American settlements were a greater threat then British rule. When the British were defeated in 1863 the Americans forced
Native Americans to sign treaties giving up huge areas of land ("Native Americans in
Americans"). Some Native Americans were acculturated and assimilated. This was done by teaching them to be Christians, and to be independent farmers. However, by the 1830's the
American policy changed and instead of assimilation, most Native Americans were expelled from their ancestral homes. There were a wide variety of Native Americans already living in
America, but the arrival of the Europeans caused …show more content…
These wars caused the deaths of many Native Americans and their culture was decimated. As a result of these wars, Native Americans were pushed out of their land. By the time of the American
Revolution, Native Americans had been pushed out of Virginia and many parts of North
Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina. The relationship between the settlers and Native
Americans resulted in armed conflicts because their cultures were very different. Because they didn't understand each other, they went to war several times. For example, there was the Pequot
War of 1636-1637 and the Jamestown settlement conflict with the Powhatan Indians. These wars led to the extinction of many Indian tribes such as the Pequots and Powhatan Indians. After the French were defeated in 1763 during the French and Indian war, the Native
Americans lost their support from the French. During the American Revolution most Native
Americans were on the side of the British. They thought that American settlements were a greater threat then British rule. When the British were defeated in 1863 the Americans forced
Native Americans to sign treaties giving up huge areas of land ("Native Americans in