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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…

The lives of African Americans lives have changed a lot and are still changing currently but the most important time period for them was through 1850 and 1940. Many things happened during this time period but probably the most important events were the Civil War, Africans Americans gaining the right to vote, and the Great Depression. These were all very important events that forever changed African Americans lives and the way they live today. In 1861 the Civil War had began. The Civil War was…

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…

In the reading, “Groundwork for the Metaphysic of Morals”, Kant talks about motives which describes why people do the things that they do. The chapter that I will be focusing on is chapter 1, which the overall summary is if a person is acting from a sense of duty. Kant also explains the difference between doing something from duty and doing things for another reason. If I am acting from duty, I perform the action anyway even though it may not be in my interest. If I do something in accordance…

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…

Why would people risk their life and enter a war? About 65,000 Texans entered the Civil War to fight for their state. Texas had seceded from the Union a month earlier, and Houston refused to be loyal to the new Confederacy and had to resign. He said that the South could not win, yet many still fought. Texans fought for their love of Texas, to preserve slavery, and to keep states rights. Their abundance of love of Texas was a very important factor in why they wanted to fight. “If I ever marry,…

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…