The book begins innocently enough, with an introduction that tells us that the setting is the third year of the French and Indian War. The author's use of historical facts allows the reader to more vividly imagine what is being described, and allows Cooper to draw on the reader's knowledge of the French and Indian War. ... Between war, disease, and the eventual anti-Native American legislation during the Jackson era, c. 1830. ... English and French act as Cooper's "fallen languages". ... It is most simply that Cooper's Indians are unrealistic. ...

• Word Count: 1482
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The author makes it really clear that enormous cultural, social, and economic changes were occurring in the colonies dating from the French and Indian War. ... The most interesting section of the book was the discussion of the French-Indian War or the "Seven Years War" and how it lead Great Britain to place an army on the frontier and to impose certain taxes to pay its cost. ... Even though the book is very good and simple for any general reader like me, there are a few things not covered as much, such as certain groups like slaves, Indians, and women and it really doesn't talk how the a...

• Word Count: 700
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

On the other hand, during the wars of independence in Latin America, it was very common for Iberians to intermarry with native peoples, some including Indians and Africans. ... Using the term "Hispanic- includes many other groups in Latin America who don't have any sort of connection to Spain or Portugal, namely the Indians. Indians despise the term "Hispanic-, as it connects them to the people and ethnic groups that tried to take their culture away in the past. The term "Latino- is just as useless, in the sense that it accounts for many other ethnic groups other than just Latin Americ...

• Word Count: 962
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate