Tears

America is full of historical events and major battles that marked our nation either positive or negative. As it is known all stories have more than one version and the Battle of Little Bighorn is no exception. For instance, many historians had taken the time to analyze and study the events and actions that lead to the battle and what was the aftermath of it. With this in mind, many historians can conclude that it was “the most successful action fought by the American Indians against the United…

Black Hawk War In the early 1800’s Americans got into many battles with Native Americans over land. When the Americans first arrived they killed Native Americans and burned down their village, Native Americans refused to give their land away without a fight. In 1804 Americans made a treaty with the Native Americans to give the settlers all of the land east of the Mississippi River, in exchange for over two million dollars. In 1808 the Americans built a fort on Native American land, in…

One example of ethnocide presented in the text occurred in the Balkans. The Serbians were demolishing the Bosnian Muslim’s cultural symbols, such as a library and their mosques. This is ethnocide because the Serbians are destroying the Bosnian Muslim’s places of worship and knowledge in an attempt to wipe out their beliefs. Moreover, another example of ethnocide is in Canada, when the Parti Québécois (PQ) came to power in 1976 and required the language of French to be taught in schools and be…

Imagine your family made a beautiful quilt full of their history and lineage, one that has been passed down to each generation. Now imagine that someone offered to buy that quilt from you, promising a good amount of money and another, “better”, quilt. This is like the Cherokee’s situation. The president promised new and better land, but it wasn’t as good as it sounded. When the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed, it gave the president, Andrew Jackson, power to talk to the tribes and negotiate…

By the time the 1830’s the government had forced the native tribes to move to the great plains . White settlers believed that the land they were on was to dry for planting crops , this is why the Treaty of fort laramie was put into place in 1851 not many agreed to it but they had no choice . In 1864 the Sand Creek Massacre happened when the militia set fire on a peaceful village , later the tribes responded with attacks on soldiers and settlements these attacks is the result of the Second Treaty…

Quanah Parker (Comanche kwana "smell, odor") (c. 1845 or 1852 – February 23, 1911) was a Comanche/English-American from the Comanche band Quahadi ("Antelope-eaters"). Strictly related also to the Nokoni band ("Wanderers" or "Travellers") (his mother's people), he emerged as a dominant figure of the Comanche, particularly after the Comanches' final defeat. He was one of the last Comanche chiefs. The U.S. appointed Quanah principal chief of the entire nation once the people had gathered on the…

The Removal Act of 1830 was signed by seventh President of the U.S., Andrew Jackson. This act allowed the President to explore unsettled lands pushing the Indians west. The act was not in specific removal of Indian tribes, but in order to acquire their land with treaties. Andrew Jackson professed the Indian Removal Act would be best for the tribes to get away from the whites and it gave them their chance to escape U.S. power. In Jackson's eyes, removing the Indians will also grant them a…

Andrew Jackson had a great victory in 1828 when he won the presidential election. He obviously had a very powerful political campaign because he had 70% of the casted votes. His message stayed the same as it was in 1824, but it had more intensity. Jackson said the nation was tainted by “special privilege.” Jackson claimed distinction with his military career that included the Revolutionary War and his big moment in the Battle of New Orleans in the end of the War of 1812. Jackson’s presidency…

Quanah Parker made many choices, and had consequences for his actions. Not all consequences are bad though. I feel that Quanah Parkers consequences were positive ones. He was a leader, in charge of his Comanche people. He had to do many things to keep his people safe. In his eyes fighting for himself, his people, their rights, and their land is what he had to do in order to keep them safe. I feel that all of his decisions helped his people rather than harmed them, because his choices were made…

“The 1854-1855 Western Washington Treaties” (article 1) describes the unfair treatment the Indians endured when Americans wanted to expanded westward. The United States appointed Isaac I. Stevens to “negotiate” treaties with Indian nations. Stevens believed that Indian culture had no differences, so many times tribes with totally different languages and cultures would be put together on a reservation, even tribal enemies. He also felt that that Indians should not be given fertile lands, and the…