"Before the arrival of the white man, North America was inhabited by a mere 600,000 Indians. ... Gibson, The American Indian, p.9). ... The Native American women were well respected and given plenty of freedom. ... Although few histories of the European settlements in North America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries have acknowledged it, women played a key role in the development of the North American colonies. ... In much of eastern North America, women had been the agriculturalists, responsible for planting and tending crops. ...

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The Gender Construction of Women in Early America Life was difficult in the early colonization of North America by the Europeans. ... The African people were being captured and brought to the Americas for a life of slavery. ... In most of the Native American cultures, women were valued beings. ... Unfortunately, this way of thinking became the dominant paradigm in North America. ... This was the most stability a slave in North America could hope for. ...

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Throughout North America the tribes and cultures of Native Americans varied according to their geographical location. ... The three main cultures that emigrated from Europe to North America were the Spanish, English colonists, and the French. ... Spain began its settlement of North America with St. ... By the 1580s, upwards of 20,000 Europeans traveled back and forth from North America on a annual basis. ... In 1665 France made an effort to expand their control in North America. ...

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Different hypothesis place the first American colonizers here between 12,000 and 35,000 years ago. ... One problem is with the migration from north to south. ... LINGUISTIC AND DNA EVIDENCE Specialists in the field of linguistics have come up with independent conclusions that support he idea that the First Americans came over surprisingly early (Boyle: 2000). 4 Professor Johanna Nichols from University of California at Berkley, concluded that it would take at least 30,000 years for the wide variety of a 140 different Languages in north America to develop (Boyle: 2000)....

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Long before the white man set foot on Canadian and Saskatchewan soil, the Indians, or rather the Native Canadians had been living in North America. When the Europeans came here, there were more than 10 million Indians populating North America and they had been living here for quite some time. ... So, when the Europeans started to arrive in the 16th- and 17th-century they were met by Native Americans, and enthusiastically so. ... They believed that the Indian's rightful land belonged to the Queen, and ignored the fact that the Natives had initially lived in North America for thousands of y...

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In those days, about a million of Native Americans lived in North America (Brookeman, 2005). ... American Indians, or Native Americans first came to North America during the last ice age. ... Iroquois lived in the eastern forests of the North American continent. ... Spanish settlers arrived in North America in the early sixteenth century. ... Thus, American Revolution had a great impact on Native American population. ...

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Indian tribes existed as sovereign governments long before European settlers arrived in North America. ... European colonialism uprooted and almost completely destroyed the North American indigenous population. ... (Aguirre & Turner p.28) American history easily provides us with the facts and intentions of early American settlers. After the independence from England America turned its attention toward Native Americans who were in the way of expansion. ... General George Crook commander of the Indian wars of the pacific north west and commonly known as America best Indian fighter recognized gre...

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An American Holocaust Introduction Native Americans have been miss understood and ill-treated by their conquerors for over 300 years (Healey, 1997). ... In reality the arrival of the Europeans throughout North America produced a demographic breakdown of the American Indian people. ... Government on Native Americans. ... The Indian population of North America fell from about five million at contact to three million individuals within 100 years (Mihesuah, 1996). ... It must not be misconstrued that American Indians were helpless victims of the American Government expansion. ...

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Many years after Columbus' discovery of the New World, Europe and Mexico were wanting to expand, and control new territories in North America. ... These boundary issues and fears would help the supporters, who wanted to expand the United States borders, to push for acquiring new territories in North America. ... There was also fear of Europe and Mexico coming into North America, and claiming land for themselves. ... Racism played a large factor in what happened to the Native Americans and other indigenous peoples of North America. ... The Native Americans, and Mexicans and others opposed...

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America was fractured and each state was separated by ideals and ideologies. ... In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism 1776-1820. ... There was a lot of tension between the North and South states created by the differing opinions on the topic of slavery. The North wanted to promote a gradual emancipation program to abolish slavery in the southern states. ... In addition if the North still had the intention to continue with this emancipation of the slaves then the South would break off from the rest of the Union. ...

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This new concept influenced Americans to start believing they were the only race fit to live and govern the nation of the United States, and this created somewhat of racial discrimination between settlers, African Americans, Native Americans, and Mexicans. It was clear that Americans justified taking away Indian land, and they continuously pushed Native Americans westward in order to extend and expand United States boundaries. ... Sectionalism continued to slightly "overshadow " Manifest Destiny through American efforts in annexing Cuba, Nicaragua, and other parts of Central America. The North...

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The Native American tribes and Nations are perceived to be the first people on the continental America. ... Nations and tribes that settled in the plains developed a horse riding culture, while the nations and tribes that settled in the North East and Southeast developed fishing cultures. ... During the American Revolution, native America's played a vital role in the war. ... Whole races have been enslaved during a point or another such as African Americans and the Irish Americans. ... That's the whole concept of being an American in the first place Unification of cultures and bein...

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The bearing of Spanish colonization is characterized mostly by the efforts of converting Native Americans into Christians and the impact, although not positive, of spreading disease to the people of the Americas. ... The impact of the English was enormous, from the settling of colonies in North America, to the development of North American slave trade, and the emergence of tobacco as a major crop, the achievements of the English are clear and distinct. ... Columbus and his men introduced horses to the Americas and in essence, Native American tribes began incorporating these animals to make t...

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I chose the exhibit showing details and paintings of the Native American time Periods. In choosing this exhibit I thought I could learn more about how the Native Americans grew throughout their early years of living in North America, and how different time periods came about because of the changes of culture and religions. ... The reason the Native Americans discovered North America was because of the discovery of a land bridge that formed, connecting Siberia to Alaska. ... The land bridge was visible and walkable, and the Native Americans chased buffalo and wild life to North America because ...

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Native American people have a remarkable amount of knowledge of the world in which they live. ... American Indians used plants as medicine, as foods, as dyes, and as fibers (for weaving, baskets, building materials, and so on). ... Most of the plants used are native to North America, but some are not. Some are plants that were introduced into North America and some perhaps in pre-Columbian times and some certainly thereafter and became naturalized, growing spontaneously. ... (Rain 1992) Pine Pine trees are large trees that grow all over North America. ...

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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. ... This treaty closed the land to all non-Native Americans; however the Texas ranchers driving their herds north to Kansas would look with envy to graze their cattle on that land. ... African American History with Native ...

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Cultural interaction had allowed for the impending impact to be staved off for a little longer – some Native Americans were employed as day laborers by the English, and some indentured servants had fled their English masters to Native American villages. ... Native Americans had been occupying the country for at least 20,000 years, and had themselves evolved over time to the group which is known as the Mississippi Period (A.D. 900 – 1492) – the group which the European settlers would encounter upon their arrival to North America. ... At first, the attempts were complete failu...

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In fact, hundreds of millions of soap bars are discarded each year in North American alone. As relatively wealthy Americans, no has thought anything of it - until Derreck Kayongo launched the Global Soap Project (Ruffins). ... "My dad said people in America can afford to throw it away. ...

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There were a few American victories at sea early on, but in the end, the U.S. ... American ships caught in these blockades were taken for use by both the British and French navy's and by 1812 Britain had taken a 1000 American ships and the French had taken 500. ... America, having declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, had citizens that were English in descent; however, these men now considered themselves American citizens. ... Calhoun, had begun to call for war based on their indignation over British violations of America's rights. ... Once again, the British involvemen...

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Rank 8: American Indians The lowest in rank which who fared the least was the Native American Indians, the first among the American people. ... There was the new frontier closing in towards the west cost and the new industrialization of America. ... After the Civil War many changes had come to America. ... While the north was industrializing with railroads, businesses, and large cities, the south made little changes and did not advance as much as the north had done. Once the war had ended many slaves moved to the north to get away for the discrimination and to start their new lives. ...

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The American Revolution created a domino effect on the revolutions that occurred during this time, but it was not the sole cause of the Latin American Revolutions. To fully understand the Latin American Revolution, we must identify the factors that influenced the American Revolution, and explore the other causes that led to the independence of the New World. ... In the 18th century, North Americans had established an economy in which a wide range of productive activities took place. ... The American colonies declared their independence on July 4th, 1776, stating the 13 United States of Americ...

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It was the site of several decisive battles during the American Revolutionary War. ... North Carolina has 100 counties. ... South Carolina seceded from North Carolina in 1729, before the War of Independence. ... Tennessee is a place where originally three groups of Native Americans lived: Cherokee, Chickasaw and Creek. ... Wisconsin is known as "America's Dairyland". ...

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He soon created an eighty-six character alphabet which would come to be used by Cherokee Indians throughout North America. ... The oldest living thing in North America, it will forever memorialize the great Cherokee called Sequoyah. ... Great North American Indians: Profiles in Life and Leadership. ... North American Indians: A Comprehensive Account. 2nd ed. ... This is a highly recommended resource for studies of all types of North American Indians and related topics. ...

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In return, the Native Americans were "sentenced" to the American wasteland, better known as Oklahoma. ... Nearly all of the North American tribes sided and fought with the French against the English. ... After the American patriots won the war, they (Americans) slaughtered 96 Delaware Indians for the attack on a white family. ... The Native Americans sided with the British for fear of the Americans ever-fast colonization, broke promises and numerous slayings. ... Where were the true Americans-Native Americans during all this colonization and settling of the Americas. ...

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Within this tale, there is always the mention of the Native Americans, the ones who taught us to farm and understand the ways the North American lands worked in comparison to European ones most of the travelers had previously been accustomed. ... Where does that leave African Americans, who when this was published, had just been absolved from slavery thirty years prior? ... African Americans show one side of the darkness of this idealism of Americanization. ... Even though the North during the Civil War helped them escape, they didn't want them in their neighborhoods, used rude language a...

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