Throughout the course of colonial age and in the early establishment of the United States, Native Americans have been, more than any other minority groups, the target for racism that led to ethic cleansing by the European settlers and their newly formed country, the United States. These are the native people who live in the land long before European settlers came. They have always resisted assimilating with the colonial culture and becoming a part of the new colonial nation. It was after the Mexicans gained their independence in 1821 that Groups of Native Americans began to raid Mexico using guns and weapons that was traded to them by European fur traders. The Mexican government, in order to create a central zone to separate the Native American
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They did not think that this war could ever affect their living environment and condition. However, by raiding various locations in Mexico, the Native people, indirectly, contributed to the US’s victory over Mexico by weakening defenses of many important locations in Mexico. After the Mexican American war, Native people still tried to maintain their independence on the land that was ceded by the United States from Mexico following the war. This led to hostilities towards the Native American, who are viewed as an inferior race by the European colonists. During the Civil War’s years, particularly, in the Southwest region, the war has become a conflict between the Confederacy and the Union with Native Americans people rather than a conflict between these two governments. On both sides, there were orders given to kill Apache people, wherever and whenever they are found. In New Mexico, there was also assault on Navajo people from the US’s army led by Christopher Carson. The colonists have always fear of the Native Americans’ violent and wild nature. General George Armstrong Custer, through his interactions with Native people described them as “ ‘infesting’ the plains, their ‘cruel and ferocious nature’ far exceeding that of any ‘wild beast.’ ” For this reason, many Colonists supported the idea of using violent against Native American
During this war, The Native Americans, themselves, believed to be …show more content…
They did not think that this war could ever affect their living environment and condition. However, by raiding various locations in Mexico, the Native people, indirectly, contributed to the US’s victory over Mexico by weakening defenses of many important locations in Mexico. After the Mexican American war, Native people still tried to maintain their independence on the land that was ceded by the United States from Mexico following the war. This led to hostilities towards the Native American, who are viewed as an inferior race by the European colonists. During the Civil War’s years, particularly, in the Southwest region, the war has become a conflict between the Confederacy and the Union with Native Americans people rather than a conflict between these two governments. On both sides, there were orders given to kill Apache people, wherever and whenever they are found. In New Mexico, there was also assault on Navajo people from the US’s army led by Christopher Carson. The colonists have always fear of the Native Americans’ violent and wild nature. General George Armstrong Custer, through his interactions with Native people described them as “ ‘infesting’ the plains, their ‘cruel and ferocious nature’ far exceeding that of any ‘wild beast.’ ” For this reason, many Colonists supported the idea of using violent against Native American