Believing that he had reached the West Indies Christopher Columbus called the indigenous population the "people of India" (Schaefer, 1996). ... Tribes with small populations and little weaponry were the first destroyed. ... Scholars on Indian affairs suggest that the number could actually be double this figure. American Indian suffered substantial population loss due to warfare stemming from European arrival and colonization (Thornton, 1942). ... Thus leading to increased mortality of the Indian population (Josephy, 1994). ...

• Word Count: 1959
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Maybe this explains the $400,000 that Senator Stevens secured for a parking lot in the great city of Talkeetna, Alaska (population 300) and an extra $176,000 for the Alaska Reindeer Herders Association (Thomas 51-2). ... This statement especially applies to the younger adult population, the 18-24 age group. ... Amazingly, these numbers could be worse; the same study claimed that a whopping 75% of Japanese respondents considered politicians corrupt and another 63% (almost double that of the United States) mistrust the government (Etc 29). ... But can this mistrust for the American government s...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Corporate welfare is the government subsidizing businesses. Corporate welfare comes in many different forms of direct government grants, loans, insurance, or subsidies provided to businesses. It can be in the form of trade barriers to protect U.S. firms from foreign competition; or a tax loophole th...

• Word Count: 2005
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School