Abstract this paper will explore the histories of both Native American and African American cultures and their interactions with the dominant white population in America. ... A Comparison of Native American and African American Cultures Native American and African American cultures each have had their own long rich histories from before the white majority arrived in America. ... Native American History What is often referred to as the Native American population is actually comprised of over 500 unique tribes (Jackson, 1995). ... African American History with Native American Comparisons While N...

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The two clearly split economic systems did not only affect whites, but also other subordinate racial groups as well; for example, black Americans' suffering under slavery, Native Americans' forcible removal, and Mexican Americans' experience of discrimination all have a lot to do with it. ... Native Americans were actually not given many choices. ... At that time, many Americans believed in manifest destiny that American was destined to expand across and occupy all territories that now constitute the continental United States. ... In sum, the early 19th century history was a hi...

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The reality in the American Dream contradicts its-self with the history of slavery, and the injustices with economics and inequality. ... In the United States, whites have a long history of manipulation of the virtues that hold this country together based on the Constitution of the United States. ... Reardon found that the achievement gap between rich and poor kids born in 2001 was 30 to 40 percent larger than it was for those born 25 years earlier. ... Although many Americans think that hard work will make them rich enough in order to live the American Dream, the sad fact is that most America...

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By examining the issues such as race, religion, and gender between minority groups, one can better understand the history of United States territorial expansion. ... They believed some of the earlier treaties signed with the United States were invalid or unjust (Document 11). ... According to Greenberg, "in order to ˜prove' that Anglo " Saxons were destined to dominate lesser races, leading scientists of the antebellum era, many from the South, posited theories of racial difference that expanded on earlier ideas of a racial hierarchy " (Greenberg 18). ... However, discrimina...

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It the most memeriable war in American history, 3 million fought - 600,000 died. It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, and for that reason we have always been fascinated with The Civil War. As early as 1787, American leaders had known that they could not settle the differences between the states committed to slavery and those oppossed. ... Republics had a history of splitting into smaller parts and descending into anarchy. ... Congress tried to come up with compromise measures in early 1861, but there was no way of compromising in the argument over secession. ...

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Frederick Jackson Turner was a teacher and a scholar in the late 1800's to early 1900's. ... Turner redefined American history by stating that the settlement of the West by white people - "the existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement westward" - was the central story of American history. Prior to this statement, the frontier was only a backdrop to American History. ... Turner's thesis statement defined the frontier and brought it to the forefront of American History. ... The Frontier Thesis culturally assumed that the...

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American Expansion During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the United States pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the globe. ... From the early years of the century until the Civil War, policy debates centered on extending our North American borders. ... In addition, when America was expanding in the early nineteenth century, outside resistance was much less powerful than when America was looking for land overseas in the late nineteenth century. ... From the end of the Civil War to the early 20th century, the i...

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The struggle between state and federal government is a large part of American history. ... This was resulting in each state passing its old slave code, which applied to African Americans. ... The amendment's most important provision, was to defined an American citizen as anyone born in the United States or naturalized, thereby automatically making African Americans citizens. ... Resulting in, the final amendment left loopholes that eventually allowed southern states to disfranchise African Americans. ... Slavery had been a part of life in America since the early colonial period and became...

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For this first time in America's history the economy was growing exponentially and so was the population. ... Native Americans, through the late 19th century, had a growing involvement with blurring the lines between Indian identity and other Americans. ... Along with immigration came many changes and new culture brought into America. ... Cultural backgrounds of immigrants expanded to Italians and Central and Eastern Europeans around the early 1890s. ... However, it was a huge advance in the environmental structure of America. ...

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Slavery and the American Experience More than any other history of race relations in America, the struggle between white and black Americans is by the far the most complex and long standing. ... He suggested and reminded the black masses of "an earlier, less turbulent period, when obeying one's master was the answer to every black man's problems" (Bogle 7) Again dating back to the colonial period it was a common opinion that the black man was stupid. ... The Coon's comical antics proved to be a raging success in the minstrel shows and early films. ... Another grossly d...

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She left too early to learn about quilting and sees her past as something holding her back from acquiring the freedom she wants. ... They show history from their point of view and they are a part of the common cultural heritage of African Americans, (Cash 31). ... She knows the real history of the quilts and how to make them. ... They were basically made from pieces of that history. ... In this way, Walker satirizes the rhetoric of the 60's and its Black consciousness and the way they distance themselves from the African American history, (Cowart 182). ...

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Looking back into history, we will be able to find some comparisons and contrasts to the characteristics of the upper class today and in the days of General Robert E. ... Another striking characteristic of the upper class in America is the education process. Couples with children begin high quality education and socialization at an early age, enrolling children in preparatory schools, and various social activities as a way of early indoctrination to upper class expectation, and responsibilities. ... Both the upper class in Lee's time and ours, strived for success in business and the accum...

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Many historians have come to the conclusion that the period of Reconstruction, between 1860 and 1877 was a revolutionary time in our nation's history. ... Also, many African-Americans were the victims of intimidation by racist, anti-black groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. ... Moderate Republicans from both the North and South, pursued a strategy of gentle reunification of the two sides, but made it clear that slavery was forever gone from American soil. ... The divisions between each party created an atmosphere of tension and worry among the newly reunified states and did little to move Am...

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The early Americans wanted many things, from their own laws to religious freedoms, but most of all they wanted to be considered equals in the eyes of man. ... The irony found here in American history is that the country gained their freedom and equality from Britain, and was now fighting the same war against them. ... Now the nation was found in a brutal state of war, which would eventually determine the course of American history (Neely,56). ... In such a time in American history, President Lincoln could not help but hope for brighter and more prosperous days as a nation. ... The Civil ...

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Throughout the years, slavery has played a dominant role within the Cherokee Nation, inevitably affecting thousands of African Americans, American Indians, and Europeans alike. ... The purpose of this research is to outline a brief history of slavery within the Cherokee Nation, key conflicts, and the resulting outcomes. Before Europeans journeyed to North America and brought African slaves with them, Africans and Native Americans actually had a lot in common. ... However, there is a history of slavery long before white men stumbled upon the Americas. ... Early on in the Europeans settlement,...

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Many questionable events happened in the making of the history of the United States of America. Whether these events, such as the relocation and treatment of Native Americans or the forced slavery of African Americans, were right or wrong, they played important roles in shaping today's most powerful country. ... Conformity of the colonist was also an important point that was trying to be achieved during the early years of the colonies. ... Would they had lost their powerful status and eventually been forgotten in the history books? ... All of which was a team effort of everyone living...

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Abraham Lincoln is considered one of the best presidents in American history. He had a great impact on American history that still impacts us yet today. ... Without him the north likely would of been defeated by the Confederacy, and African American's might still be slaves. ... This soon lead to the forming of one of the most popular and oldest political parties in US history, the Republican party. ... Lincoln demonstrated one of the traits that made him such a good leader early on when he decided not to attack the confederacy and declare war but stated that they would would not be the ...

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African Americans have been fighting for their rights for decades. The African American civil rights movement changed everything. ... The revolution was a complicated battle because Americans were fighting for equality, yet America had slaves. ... The Freemasons created a whole new place for African Americans. ... With this organization, African American masons challenges the hypocrisy of white Americans by demanding self-respect and equality. ...

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The 19th century witnessed the birth of two monumental movements in American history: Abolition of Slavery and Women's Suffrage. These two movements both sought to secure the American promise of liberty and equality for all people. ... The Awakening sparked a critical concept; that through religious efforts and moral reform, America could possess a perfect society. ... She was said to be the first African-American woman to deliver a public speech. ... With women actively helping disenfranchised groups who affected by the social changes in the early 19th century, their involvement in the ...

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The 19th century witnessed the birth of two monumental movements in American history: Abolition of Slavery and Women's Suffrage. These two movements both sought to secure the American promise of liberty and equality for all people. ... The Awakening sparked a critical concept; that through religious efforts and moral reform, America could possess a perfect society. ... She was said to be the first African-American woman to deliver a public speech. ... With women actively helping disenfranchised groups who affected by the social changes in the early 19th century, their involvement in the ...

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All of these men, including Chamberlain, who was a Lieutenant Colonel for the North, played important roles in early Confederate victories such as, the Battles of Manassas, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. According to Daniel McCarthy, a 2003 graduate student in the classics at Washington University in Saint Louis and now the editor of The American Conservative, "This is as much his [General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson] story as it is the story of the war itself. ... Overall, when assessing a movie of such magnitude and with as much depth as Gods and Generals has, one has t...

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This policy would see many different changes over nearly the next decade, but saw most during the earlier years. ... It "gave the federal government responsibility for guaranteeing equal rights under the law to all Americans" (AP&P 460). ... The era of reconstruction saw the largest struggle between Congress and the chief executive in the nation's history. ... For the many problems that arose during specifically the early years of the reconstruction era, the solution was in the Fourteenth Amendment. ...

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There has been one document in America's history that has withstood the test of time and continues to "work- and serve its purpose even today in modern times. ... Many documents drafted during the Civil War period were stepping stones to the abolishment of slavery in America. ... There were pleas early on from inside Britain and France for intervention and support of the Confederacy. ... The Emancipation Proclamation still stands as one of the most important documents in liberation history today. ... African Americans are still free today; their freedom still h...

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Eric Mckitrick contends that Radical Reconstruction, which was designed to bring about a social revolution in race relations, failed to help the America Negro find his proper place in American life. ... Finally, the 15th Amendment, proposed in late February 1869 and passed in early February 1870, decreeing that the right to vote could not be denied because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. ... Tilden competed in one of the most controversial presidential elections in History. ... The Fifteenth Amendment recognized the right of African American men to vote. But African Americ...

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Early in the year 1787, the framers of the constitution convened in Philadelphia to discuss the problems of governing the new nation. ... Was a Democratic-Republican from the state of New York and was an opponent of slavery who, in response to the Missouri application, sought to impose conditions that would rid slavery from Missouri for the remainder of history. ... African-Americans obviously were not happy with the compromise especially those in the south; Thomas Jefferson even once said the crisis was "like a fire-bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror....

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