Birds of North America

At that time, two unified kingdoms existed: the kingdom of England and the kingdom of Scotland. They developed side by side. Besides the desire in the north to expand its territorial limits, the realm from the South also had the ambition to govern Scotland. As Malcolm III was helped by the English to conquer the throne of Scotland, they saw the opportunity to realise their wishes of governance. Nonetheless, once he was King, Malcolm turned his back on them and became an opponent. He invaded…

The Exploration of the Americas and the Encounter with the New World affected the Native American population and land because Europeans were taking over. European explorers came to North America and claimed it “discovered” by them. Native Americans lived in North America, it was the colonists property, but European explorers took over. As the Native American cultures continued to be destroyed, they faced numerous obstacles because of their religious beliefs. Imagine something being taken away…

Christopher Columbus should be remembered for his mistreatment of native americans, not for him ‘discovering America’. He helped grow the trans-atlantic slave trade and introduced deadly diseases to the population that eventually killed thousands of native americans. When he captured them as slaves, he made them work on plantations and search for gold in mines. By doing this, he took advantage of the natives. In fact, he would trade small trinkets like compasses and scissors with them for their…

Before America became what it is today settlers from different places attempted to live on the North American continent. Two of these successful settlements were led by men named John Smith and William Bradford. John Smith was the first of the two men to settle in North America in present day Virginia. Smith’s settlement was called Jamestown and was considered the first successful settlement in America. Smith and his people came to America for monetary gain following the Spaniards discovery of…

The Cree is one of the largest of the largest groups in North America, with over 200,000 members and counting. Canada has over 135 registered bands. Intertribal marriage is to be blamed for such a large population. The language they speak is known as Algonquian, a subfamily of Native American languages. The Cree are tied together through their culture and that is of great significance to them and has survived through many years and hardships. At a time, the Cree were also found in the United…

In eastern North America hundreds of Native American tribes crossed the Bering Strait using a land bridge between 15,000 and 60,000 years ago and were scattered from the Gulf of Mexico to present day Canada. . In the Northeast region of North America there were many deviations of natural resources, landscapes and climates. Because of this there was a wide variety of Indian cultures in the region. It was said that, most were Native Americans were descendants of fishers and hunters. Many were…

pushed onto their land? In recent years the Americans only remembered the Indians when we celebrate “Thanksgiving” and of course the myths and legends of Pocahontas. Sure that was part of the Indian culture only affecting the influence it had on America. There are many things can contribute to this. Indians didn’t have much respect or say in what they wanted. Many of them tried to fight for their land because to them it was sacred land that their “ancestors” gave to them. The Indian removal act…

Since the nineteenth century, there have been many Central American immigrants coming into the United States. Many of the early Central American immigrants came because of job opportunities that were limited back home, and many for example during the 1970s and 1980s, came because they were trying to escape revolutionary wars in their respective country. The hardest thing for a Central American immigrant is not only trying to get to the “promised land”, however it is also difficult learning and…

hunters and gatherers traveled in boats along the Pacific Coast line and into the Americas. This theory can neither be totally confirmed nor denied because of the rise in sea level and therefore lack of evidence. Although there is no definite proof of this model, seafaring cultures found in the Pacific Rim support that people may have traveled from Asia into the Americas by boat. Another theory on the population of the Americas is the Ice Free Corridor. The Ice Free Corridor is a pathway between…

The Absolutely True Diary of a part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie is the story of a teenage boy, named Junior, struggling with his tribe's culture. The young boy loses hope in his tribe, and he decides to pursue his education outside of the reservation. This caused numerous amounts of backlash between his friend and many members of his tribe. But he continues on with his education, because he believes that the culture of his people will drag him down and that he will never escape the…