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The French & Indian War and its effects on America The French and Indian War, also known as The Seven Years War was a very important war that occurred in the 1700’s it would have a lasting effect on the American Revolution . The French and Indian war started in 1756 and lasted until 1763. The war had , “resulted from ongoing frontier tensions in North America as both French and British imperial officials and colonists sought to extend each country’s sphere of influence in frontier…

person in our world are different in some sort of way and for that we the people can not judge them for their flaws because everyone has them. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, The main character Arnold Spirit, goes through many hardships as he lives on the Indian reservation outside of Reardon, where he ends up going to highschool after he wasn't getting along with the people in the reservation. Arnold eventually realizes that if he remains on the…

The French and Indian war, also known as the ‘seven years’ war,’ was fought between British America and New France and was based in North America with the support of Great Britain and France respectively. At the beginning of the conflict the British outnumbered their opponents with 2 million settlers to their 60,000 meaning the French had to rely on Indian support. The nations were fighting for a while and in 1756 war was declared making what was previously a regional conflict in to an…

Yakama Indian War Causes “Among real friends there is no rivalry or jealousy of one another, but they are satisfied and contented alike whether they are equal, or one of them is superior”-unknown On June 9,1855, the Yakama, Umatilla, Cayuse, and Walla Walla tribes were forced to cede in excess of 6,000,000 acres to the United States Government, partly as punishment for the killing by a group of young Cayuse of methodist missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and others. On November 29, 1847,…

The English and American colonies are fighting against the Huron Indians and French. They have been fighting for territory in North America for three years. Three guys Chingachgook, Uncas, and an adopted white son named Hawkeye go and visit the home of the Cameron’s. John, Alexandra, and James live there. A colonist named Jack Winthrop told Hawkeye that he is recruiting volunteers to fight for the British army, with hopes that their homes on the frontier will be guarded against Huron war party…

settlers and Powhatan Indians became enemies, the English started to explore during the 1500s-1600s. This essay is about why the Powhatan and the English became enemies and the reasons why they were. Both became enemies because of land conflict, the starving time, and the enslavement of the Powhatan. To begin with, one reason why the Powhatan and the English are enemies is because of land conflict. They made treaties with each other but the English took all of the Powhatan Indians land.…

eliminated. However, as a consequence, hundreds of innocent lives were lost in the fierce battle between the two nations. The following events were of importance because they led to the formation of America and its future ideologies. The French and Indian War did not strengthen the relationships between Colonists, Native Americans, the British, and the French. On the contrary, it managed to deteriorate and weaken their relationships due to their different and opposing views, the failure of…

Most everyone has heard or learned about the Indian removal act and probably wondered how that was made and why it wasn 't vetoed or ruled unconstitutional. The Indian removal act was a law that was passed that allowed the president to make treaties with the native americans and try to offer them money and land somewhere else for there land. Andrew jackson got a lot of the tribes to sign the treaties but the ones that did not were pushed out by force anyway. This led to the Trail of tears which…

Cheyenne Paragraph The Cheyenne were a powerful,resourceful Native American Indian tribe.They often allied with Sioux and Arapaho.The Cheyenne settled along the Missouri River near the Mandan and Arikara tribes.The most Famous chiefs in the Cheyenne tribe included Dull Knife,Chief Roman Nose and Morning Star.There are a band of warriors called the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers.They were extremely courageous and fight to their death to protect their people. They migrated west across the Mississippi…

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is about a fourteen year boy named Arnold Spirit who lives on the Spokane Indian Reservation that is drowning in poverty. Arnold lives with his family, surrounded by other poor Native Americans with depression and alcoholism. With his appearance and many health issues, he is often targeted on the reservation. A desire to break away from a place lacking hope and opportunity motives Arnold to transfer to Reardan. After shifting…