Settler colonialism

Even though the US has always been expanding since the country was founded, the US never participated on anything on such a scale as in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. While the US began to stretch its borders coast to coast in the early 1800’s, any conflicts received were internal and only with US citizens or resistance within. When the US began its imperialistic expansion this was on the global stage. The US suffered conflict with other countries seeking territory along with resistance…

Nowadays, in some history textbooks, the early discoverers like Columbus are treated as an hero. However, I consider that they should not be honored as they are these days. The greed and violence of the discoverers they showed in the land they treated as a colony are hidden in the dark side. Firstly, The gold and treasure they presented to the country can be told stolen. They stole the properties of the native's by their mighty weapons which are enough to threaten the natives. In addition,…

In the reading of The Age of Discovery, the aspiration to explore the undisclosed has been a driving force in history since the beginning of time. From the initial archived accounts, old civilizations have studied the world around them. Early escapades were influenced by religious faiths, a wish for conquest, a hunger for gold, and the need for trade. The great Age of Discovery, beginning in the 1400s, was a significant era in the development and discovery of lands yet not known to the Europeans…

In 1492, Christopher Columbus began the colonization of America when he found the continent sailing across the Atlantic Ocean looking for India. After his discovery, many other Europeans began to colonize America as well. Although there were many beneficial discoveries, there were also negative outcomes. The Europeans began to colonize America looking for new trade routes to Asia, to spread Christianity, and to discover gold and riches, but this colonization resulted in the abuse of Native…

North Stradbroke Island or Minjerribah (indigenous name) is an island that lies within Moreton Bay in Queensland. Stradbroke is the second largest sand island in the world. On the island there are a number of lakes and beaches along most of the coastline with rocky ridges at Point Lookout. The island has been the site for sand mining for more than sixty years. Tourism and currently mining are the island's main industries. On the island there is an Aboriginal community. The Quandamooka people…

The biggest secret in America's history, known as The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, has been the biggest mystery, until today, where the famous explorers Jake Phillips and Jonathan Daubenspeck crack the case. Hundreds of years ago, 117 colonists settled on Roanoke Island. Just three years after they arrived, they suddenly disappeared, as if their existence was forgotten. Scientists, historians, and students have been studying the events before, during, and after the disappearance of the…

“So long as there is imperialism in the world, a permanent peace is impossible.” This quote about Imperialism really brings out the brutality of the process of turning a country economically stronger. Imperialism was never idealistic because it would only promote slavery, racism and rivalries between European countries grow stronger. Slavery played a big part in imperialism. The reason for the mass amount of slaves being traded and killed was because of the thought that the imperialists were…

“Ellis Island” is poem written by Joseph Bruchac III, an American writer with both European immigrants and Native American ancestors. The literary work intels the rejoicing of the European immigrants coming to the New World with new opportunities as they escaped poverty in their home lands, in addition to the great sorrow the Native Americans experience as their land begins to be taken away in order to give freedom to the immigrants coming to America. The overall tone for the passage is a more…

Native American culture is studied in respect to the indigenous cultures who are explorers for their cultural and literary influence throughout the years. It is important to understand the culture, history and their relationship with human beings and natural world. Even the first Native American literary texts existed orally and they link the earth living people with the plants and animals, the rivers and rocks, and all things considered substantial in the life. Oak, maple, pine, cedar, fir,…

Native american people are just like any other people. They live, breath, and eat like everyone else. Their culture is important to them just like the bible is important to us. Don't be a jerk, be a native american jerk. I believe that native american culture should be saved because they are people just like us. They just live different lives, in different places. Most of the indian population is dying down, because nobody is thinking about them and most people don't care. But if the…