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The Nez Percé were one of the most numerous and powerful Native American tribes originating from the Columbia River Plateau region, or modern-day Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Montana. This region consisted of warm summers and cold, snowy winters. The Nez Percé lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle, moving with the food supply, fishing, hunting, or gathering wild plants for food. Fish, specifically salmon, was a staple. They practiced traditional religion based on Animism, which integrated their…

Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel, observed the actions of his fellow sufferers and in his publication, Night, stated, “We should show God that even here, in this enclosed hell, we were capable of singing his praises”(). As demonstrated in this passage by Wiesel that despite the injustices that prove to continuously leave the victims battered and broken, they are able to carry themselves upon the backs of one another to support their beliefs, and keep their dignity in tact. It is through instances…

you could find a more detailed description of the planet by reading a report of the American west made in the year 1806. In that year American explorer Lt. Zebulon Montgomery Pike, was sent on an expedition to survey the newly purchased Louisiana Territory where he traversed up the uncharted Arkansas River into what is present day Colorado. After pike returned from the expedition, he published a journal of his expedition giving the world the first written…

The Cherokee Indians Forced Removal: Concentration Camps and Conditions Danielle Warren HIST3000: The Professional Historian: Historical Study and Writing Professor Martin Dotterweich October 26, 2014 The early 1800s were devastating times for the American Indians. They were forcibly removed from their lands and sent across the country on a journey that became known as The Trail of Tears. Schools across America study this journey in history classes. This exodus to the lands west of…

and the heavily felt pernicious effects of the Embargo Act of 1807 in the North, many people wanted to start over and get a new chance at gaining riches. The west gave Americans this chance of starting over, as there were cheap lands in the Ohio territory and the presence of land speculators made the purchase of land easier than ever before. Drawn in by the desire of personal gain, people began to settle land from the Mississippi to areas as far as the Rocky Mountains. With the help of new…

coexist peacefully with them. He argued that the Indians were uncivilized and needed to be guarded from their own savage ways. As a result of his actions, thousands of Indians were forcibly ripped from their homes and onto a journey to a unknown territory, that was not as fertile as their home grounds. This law triggered the mass genocide of Indians in the United States. The Indian Removal Act was unjustifiable due to the natives creation of a civilized…

like roaches. This removal would be known as the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which was a force march of 5 tribes to relocate to Oklahoma. Many Native Americans felt they can fight against them with the law. In 1832, Cherokee v Georgia was taken to court. The Cherokee Nation wanted to sue the state of Georgia to prevent them from imposing state laws on Cherokee territory. The outcome, Native Americans cannot be protected under state law because they were considered a foreign/sovereign state. This…

Do members of minorities groups enjoy equal treatment here in the United States? This is a topic that comes up more frequently in present day times. Minorities are still fighting issues that they encountered during civil rights era. The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution addresses many aspects of citizenship and citizens’ rights. The most notable part of this Amendment promises “Equal protection of laws”. Ideally this would prevent racial and gender discrimination. The unpleasant treatment…

Japan abused China because the Japanese government believed that the only way to solve its economic and demographic problem was by expanding into their neighbour’s territory and take over its import market (Source F). The officials from America responded to this havoc with a battery of economic sanctions and trade embargoes that meant Japan had to rein in its expansionism but these sanctions did not weaken the Japanese…

On Dec. 7, 1941, radios buzzed with the news that several hundred Japanese planes attacked a U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than 2,400 Americans as well as damaging or destroying eight Navy battleships and more than 100 planes. Though it would be some time before people learned the full scope of the damage, within days a once-distant war in Europe and the Pacific became a central part of life in the United States, affecting politics, business, media, and entertainment.…