Indian

The Indian Removal Act, or Trail of Tears, was a massive forced migration of many Indian tribes in the southeastern United States in the mid 1800’s. The Indian Removal Act caused a massive disturbance in the Native American tribes of the southeast United States. In the early 1830’s thousands of Cherokee Indians lived on a vast expanse of the southeastern United States, however, in the end of the 1840’s hardly any remained as a result of the Indian Removal Act (History). The Indian Removal Act…

Nevertheless, Speck’s arrival in Indian River Hundred proved particularly fortuitous for the Nanticoke, who were at the time facing new challenges to their collective identity. Despite the 1881 law that established a tripartite school system, the county appointed a black teacher to work at the Warwick School in the 1910s and several black children were enrolled soon after. A group of Nanticoke responded unfavorably to these turn of events. After withdrawing their children from the Warwick…

The French and Indian war created a dispute between the British and the North American colonists in North America. The colonists fought against the British over the land boundaries and the Royal proclamation. The colonists and the British fought for many years desperate to Acquire land and create the economy that was the best functioning. The French and Indian War was caused because of the tensions between the English colonists and the French who both wanted to settle in the Ohio River Valley.…

The French and Indian war or Seven Years war was the fifth and final war of what was an extensive struggle with France for North America. There was constant fighting about whom controlled Ohio Valley and much more; the French felt that the rest of the land was theirs. The Virginia government felt that something had to be done about all the French forces, so George Washington was then sent out to protect Virginia’s claims. Washington and his party went and informed the French general to get off…

The French and Indian War, also known as The Seven Year War, was a pivotal point European occupation of North America. The war ended with the British and colonists victorious, eliminating all of the French colonies, and forever changing the relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain. These alterations include changes in political, economic, and ideological relationships. The war left Great Britain with a great amount of debt, and land. The debt could only be resolved by taxes,…

The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, changed the relations between the Britons and their American colonists. Great Britain as a whole gained power, but also lost a considerable amount of money, as well as control over its colonists. Its enemies, despite their defeat, recovered from the war with much more success. French was entirely removed from North America, with the exception of a few islands in the West Indies. Great Britain now had control over almost all of North…

war known as the French and Indian War in the 1756. George Washington, a twenty-one year old naive and inexperienced military official at the time was sent to inform the French they had to leave the fort they had just built and the land claimed by Virginia by the Governor Dinwiddie. The French refused this proposal making Dinwiddie’s desire to control the forks of Ohio enhance. Almost immediately after, Washington was appointed to Lieutenant Colonel where he and his Indian Allies, lead by…

Even after the 9 year long war was terminated, the French and Indian War continued to negatively affect the relations between the British and its American colonies. The war began in 1754 and was caused by the French and British imperial claims to territory in North America. Native Americans, the original occupants of the area, became involved in the war hoping to defend their territory. Each tribe had to choose an enemy to support, because the Natives did not have a strong enough army to defend…

For this week’s forum I decided to research the Shawnee and Chickasaw American Indian Tribes due to the fact these particular tribes populated both areas the paternal and maternal sides of my family originated from. The Shawnee tribe mainly populated Northeast areas such as Ohio and Indiana. Their culture was based on a village lifestyle where farming and hunting were done by the men of the tribe while the women focused on household chores and took to pottery. The homes were round in shape and…

The French and Indian War The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, was fought between the years of 1756 and 1763 in and around the Ohio Valley. Although referred to as a war between the French and the Indians, it was in fact between the French and the English. Although, there were Native American tribes on both sides as well as some who attempted to remain non-combative. Many tribes sided with the French during this time. When the French first came to North America, they…