Every group of people that have ever been treated unfairly have been effected in the three same ways; socially, politically and economically, just as the Native Americans were affected during Westward expansion. Westward Expansion began in 1807 and was the US expanding to the Western territories. Essentially taking them from the Native Americans in order to achieve Manifest Destiny. To what extent did Westward Expansion affect the lives of Native americans during the mid to late 19th Century? How did it impact the government, their culture, religion and education and their resources?Westward Expansion greatly affected Native American lives socially, economically and politically.…
One main focus of AIM was to protect the Native American people from police harassment. This was the when the foundation of the American Indian Movement began. The main aim of the American Indian Movement was to bring attention to the discriminations against Native Americans. The members of the American Indian movement wanted to change the perception of Native American people. If more attention was brought to Native Americans, such as media then that offered a piece of protection to those Native Americans.…
The intended audience of the article “ The Indians' Old World:Native Americans and the Coming of European”, are the general public and historians because the article shows how a lot of people give more importance of American history after Columbus rather than before Columbus and criticize how historians know much less history prior to arrival of columbus in 1492. For instance, the author Neal Salisbury states that “historians now recognize that Europeans arrived, not in a virgin land, but in one that was teeming with several million people (435)”. 2. The author’s main argument is that there was densely populated society before European arrival, how certain patterns and processes originated before and after contact with the Europeans.…
Westward expansion of whites stemmed from imperialistic demeanor of European powers into North America. Settlers, especially British immigrants, forged colonies on the Eastern Seaboard, creating towns, spreading christianity, and establishing trade routes throughout the Atlantic. The fertile land of the South along with abundant forests and fisheries in New England generated tremendous income within the colonies, allowing for growth. Lucrative business ventures, religious freedom, and miniscule British intervention in colonial affairs drew new settlers to these regions, spawning a greater push westward towards the Appalachian Mountains. European westward expansion to North America cultivated an abundance of trade throughout the Atlantic, leading…
Westward expansion almost 200 years ago still affects Native Americans today. Settlers were fearful of the people, they forced them into reservations and into society. Westward expansion had a very negative impact on Native Americans because buffalo elimination caused major life changes, were forced out of their culture, and their land was stolen. The Indians use their buffalo many different ways but that was taken away. One big negative fact is Buffalo extermination.…
From roughly 1870 - 1900, the United States expanded into the American West from to a so-called “Geography of Hope”. This move West was sparked mainly by the concept of the Manifest Destiny. This essentially gave people the idea that the act of moving West was both essential and inevitable. Some advancements that made the move easier and more accessible were the railroads and overland trails. There was also the drive that moving West would fulfill one’s life with opportunity and would essentially make the U.S. larger and stronger (Nationalism).…
In the early 1600’s a disease, known as the “Smallpox” wiped out nearly all Native Americans that lived in what we now know as Massachusetts. Smallpox quickly contaminated 90% of Native Americans due to the fact that they had no immunity to such diseases; the Smallpox disease played a major role in decreasing the population. In 1621 the Pilgrims, and Wampanoag tribe held the first Thanksgiving feast; which went on for about 3 days. The Pilgrims, and the Wampanoag Tribe decided to have the feast together because they equally helped each other settle, and contributed to agriculture. In 1641, Witchcraft became illegal, and whoever contributed or practiced witchcraft was sentenced to death.…
Invading someone's home is not any human would do , unless you are a eastern american killing native americans for their territory. Westward Expansion was a big movement from the eastern to the west, the eastern americans thought it was a god given right to go to the west. To get the Eastern American settled they had to kill numerous Native Americans taking away their reservations one by one. One reason this was awful because of the Insufficient resources to make a living in the plains, Constructing a house can take up to about 6 months at the rate of wood chosen and hydration including would make it almost impossible to build a house. Another reason is that you can not make a living in the plains unless you would want to risk your life in…
As a proud and humbled Native American, that is apart of a group of people who were the first settlers on the face of the American Continent, and to go up against the disadvantages and unfairness that we were treated with, makes me feel disturbed and enraged. The settlers deprived us from our land, enforced their religion, shifted us onto reservation camps and had the audacity to call us godless savages. According to them, the only reason why they came here originally was to get out of the harsh conditions and circumstances that they were under, such as poverty and some of them were even in search for riches such gold. According to “The Closing of the Western Frontier” packet, one of our great and supreme leader's Chief Standing Bear had…
During the mid 1800’s, Westward Expansion dramatically increased and permanently shaped the United States of America. The Gold Rush, trade with Japan, and the end of the Mexican War lead people to travel to the west coast. Many people gained freedom and opportunity by coming to America in the mid 1800’s; however, others encountered misfortunes along the way. The Donner Party traveled to the West Coast in hopes of creating a better life. The Mormons Pioneers traveled west to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.…
The Westward Expansion Migration While migrating west about fifteen thousand immigrants,which is approximately fifteen percent, are estimated to have died on the Oregon Trail. The Westward Expansion Migration was the migration of about seven million people to the west via the Oregon trail, in 1803 through 1840. The expansion gave America more and new types of land, which includes more farmland. The expansion also doubled the size of the United States and helped the population grow. The Westward Expansion Migration was an important part of America's history because it expanded America’s border.…
Expansion of the west definitely impacted the Native Americans in plenty of ways, it changed their culture and way of life. Native Americans were forced to adjust to the American way of life, although not all Native Americans wanted to such as Chief Sitting Bull but others took the change peacefully like Chief Black Kettle. What caused the expansion to the west was the transcontinental railroad which linked the nation. In order to build the railroad and allow settlers to move in along it the US government took a lot of Native American land, going against the treaty they had in place with the Natives ( Doc 3) . This forced Native Americans to live alongside American settlers.…
Westward expansion was the key to the nation’s wellbeing and prosperity, it was believed by Jefferson that a republic depended on an independent, virtuous community for its survival, and that independence and virtue went hand in hand with land ownership. In order to provide enough land to the commoners we would have to expand. The Westward expansion of the United States was a crucial moment in American history. Although the federal government used smart tactical methods to gain land in the 1800’s, it ultimately dishonored and destroyed both people and their causes, which didn’t unite us, it ultimately ended up being a beneficiary to us as a nation. Westward expansion began with the Louisiana Purchase on 1803.…
During 1865-1900’s, Western Expansion caused major impacts on the Natives Americans and European Americans. Natives were slowly being wiped out due to the powerful challenges caused by the colonist and the conflict between cultural arrogance such as the natives being primitive and the European Americans thought of being superior. It causes cultural issues that led to Reservation Systems which the U.S. Government forced Native Americans tribes to live in certain areas. This act caused rebellious plans such as the Dakota Sioux Uprising of 1862, the Dawes Act of 1887 and Geronimo. Another major conflict were the issues with land, trade, medicine and cultural differences such as the Ghost Dance, even though some Natives accepted the Treaty Process,…
In the early stages of America’s expansion a few major factors motivated the expansion towards the west. America is a new country at this time, and is dealing with its new power and responsibility. People in America at the time looked towards the future wealth they could obtain by expanding west. With the new unknown land to the west, the American people needed motivation to expand westward. The politics that motivated westward expansion revolved around the indigenous people on the land, a big ideology which spurred westward expansion was Manifest Destiny, and the economic factor for this expansion was slavery and its role in the industrialization of America.…