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Hacienda Plains Archaeological Problem Kaitlyn Barton, Jessica Elmore, Kayla Seifert The Hacienda Plain is located on the Pacific coast of Central America. Its climate is tropical with an annual rainfall of about 90 inches, the vegetation being dense jungle. Nanosec Indians are the inhabitants of the plain and live mostly in small, scattered farming communities. The Zatopec Indians live in the Zatopec Highlands to the east of the plain. The highlands rise steeply to 3,000 feet, have an annual rainfall of 35 inches and are mostly open grassland. There are modern cities that can be found in the highlands. The Zatopecs that inhabit these cities have been integrated into the industrial economy. At one time, thousands of years ago, the…

compare to the Great Plains. The grasslands of North America have a tumultuous history that dates back look before the English setters arrived. Elliott West’s book The Contested Plains sets out to explain the history of the prairie, the rise and fall of the native plain people, and the rush to find fortune during the Colorado gold rush. The first section of the book, Vision, chronicles the rise the native Plains people. Beginning with Clovis people, West traces a history dating back more than…

The end of the Plains Indians was caused by many factors, including the rising tension between the Indians and the settlers, decline of the Buffalo population, and the assimilation of the Indian people. The most important factor in the decline of the Plains Indians culture was the assimilation of the Indians. The tension between the Indians and the settlers had been built over many years. The settlement of the white men brought disease and death to the Indians and they were not equipped to…

The great American plains bison has had a very interesting past in America and has served a various amount of purposes. The American bison played a crucial role in the native American tribe’s ways of life here in Colorado. The American Bison also made an impact not only on the settlers of Colorado but on the north American prairie. On the verge of extinction, the bison was able to repopulate with help with Americas National Parks. After sometime Colorado cultivated its own herd of genetically…

The Comanches were a very diverse Indian tribe in their culture, war tactics, and the Comanches reservations. The Comanches were a fierce warrior tribe. They were in states such as Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma,and Arizona. They were exceptional horsemen. The Comanches were excellent at hunting and gathering. The Comanches were known as the “Lords of the Plains. The Comanches had a very unique culture. The Comanches were originally part of the Eastern Shoshone, who lived by Platte River…

There was also a series of Indian affairs going on that were known as the Indian Wars. The Plains Indians were settled out West were the United States kicked the Indians to, but now the United States is coming back wanting more land to put the railroads and telegraphs. The lives of the Plains Indians in the second half of the nineteenth century was significantly different and affected by the technological developments and the government’s actions. The…

Around 10,000 years ago, the plains peoples were nomadic hunters that lived in the plains region of Canada. They would hunt deer, moose, and elk for food, however buffalo was what they mainly ate due to how plentiful it was. In 1497, John Cabot discovered Canada while looking for a route to Asia. This discovery attracted English, French, Spanish and Portuguese fishermen who opened up new cod fishing and whaling grounds off the east coast. In 1534 and 1535, Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, was…

1. the Plain View Doctrine (PVD) The police officers lawfully obtained evidence from Archer’s dining room under the PVD because the officer was in a place where he had a right to be and saw accessible property that was recognized as the candelabra. The Supreme Court has held that even if there is no warrant, obtaining evidence is always reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, if (1) the police entrance to the place to be searched is valid and (2) the PVD prong test is satisfied: if an officer is…

Shatonyia Davis Where did the Sioux live? “The Sioux are individuals of the Great Plains Native American cultural group.” The geography of the area in which they reside influenced the lifestyle and values of the Sioux tribe. There are three main disunions of Sioux: Eastern Dakota, Western Dakota, and the Lakota. Many Sioux tribes were nomadic individuals who moved from place to place chasing after bison (buffalo) herds. Much of their lifestyle was built around hunting bison. The Sioux lived in…

When the Civil War was over Americans went west. Whites, Blacks, Asians, Hispanics and Mormons moved out west for cheap land and religious freedom. The Americans formed a new America. These areas that were settled were like colonies. They had their own ideas, laws and currency. Before the Civil War the whites made their homes in the Great Plains (also known as the Great American Desert). The Great Plains were usually very hot in the summer and icy cold in the winter. This weather made it hard…