Native American DBQ

During this assignment, I was asked to label and answer questions about the native American movement in 1830-1842. Given that, the expectation was to not fail the whole assignment, we were to correct our mistakes and get full credit for it. In other words, other assignments were similar to this one, answering questions and labeling though they were from different time periods. Accordingly, the point of this task was to read from our history textbook. Thus to get an A was to complete, read, and answer the questions correctly. Therefore, the assignment was to turn it in when asked to or turn it later and get a lower grade for it.

After the Civil War, westward expansion completely devastates the Native Americans, demanding assimilation to white industrial, legal, and cultural practices. First of all, in Document A, E.A Swan refers to Native Americans as an industry, and states that he intends to “condemn indolence in any and all,” using Native labor for white prosperity. Next, Document B states that the Government should stop acknowledging Indians as official tribes or political bodies. Consequently, taking away the independence of the Native Americans. Later, Document B decrees that the Native Americans will follow the same laws as the rest of the country, forcing bountyless citizenship in lieu of the previous Native organization. In addition to all of this, Document

This is the analysis of the native people who were affected by the arrival of the British. As seen in this source there is a boy dressed in all his native clothing and he is outside. Then in the next photo is the same boy, in what looks to be a suit. The boys stance is completely different in the photo before as well. I believe the creator of this photo is trying to show the difference between before the British came and changed the Indians lives and made them do the thing they wanted. This links to globalization because the British practiced there own was and are now trying to force them on different cultures around the world.

A Stranger of a Man Around the time of 1849 to 1850 is when many individuals packed up their belongings and headed West towards California. The word that was going around was known to be told there is a gold rush in California. Leading almost nearly 90,000 different settlers to move and settle in sunny California which was once a modest foreign state. There was a scarce amount of food being rationed around, resources going limited due to the high number of new population.

1st Week Topic Prompt: During the 1400’s-1620, what was the Spanish, Portuguese and French European treatment and attitude towards the Native Americans and towards the African slaves they imported? The first move Europe made in sending out expeditions was the Spanish reaching the Canaries as well as the Portuguese reaching Madeiras in the 14th century and colonizing them by the next century and building sugar plantations1. Native slaves were purchased to maintain the land, which would serve as a forerunner for what would happen in the Americas in years to come.

During the war, First Nations were recognized for their efforts and treated accordingly to best suit their strengths. For example, those who had experience with hunting were often given jobs such as reconnaissance scouts and snipers. Hunting backgrounds were very beneficial for First Nations compared to an average Canadian soldier, because it allowed them to adapt to their surroundings quicker and easier. However, during the war First Nations were treated as equals among the various troops.

The British and the French had distinctly different reasons for sending people to the New World. A vast unexplored dark continent , both nations hoped to discover and tap the land’s many resources. As they encountered Native tribes in their endeavors it became apparent that these reasons greatly influenced their interactions. The British Puritans and Quakers came to the New World to practice their religions freely and to acquire land to farm (After the Mayflower We Shall Remain - America Through Native Eyes.)

The population of Native Americans was reduced by over ninety percent over the course of only a century. Cultural differences between the two groups was at the root of their hostile relationship. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Europe began its Age of Exploration, which was spurred by other intellectual and religious movements of the time. The Reformation caused many Christians and Catholics to want to spread their religion, especially leaders of the countries of those religions, who wanted to win the favor of the church, along with the desire to increase their religion’s influence. Also, at the time was the Renaissance period, which led to many new advances in technology and many new ideals.

The relationship that the American citizens and government had with the Native Americans was a toxic and horrible mess that had no benefit to the Native people in the plains. The thousands of Native American nations that once existed are now all but destroyed in 2018 but it is no mystery of why they are gone it was because of European greed that destroyed them. Early Americans and the government not only disliked Native Americans but they actively worked towards destroying them and their culture. The actions of the men and women back then were studied by Nazis to attempt to systematically exterminate people in their country which we saw as a horrible action that we must draft boys to go and die for, but only decades ago Americans were doing the same thing to the people of our country. Maybe we stepped in because we had a view from the outside or maybe they had the same color skin as us but in any scenario it is necessary for countries to learn the value of human life.

At the beginning of the 1830s, nearly 125,000 Native Americans lived on millions of acres of land in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida–land their ancestors had occupied and cultivated for generations. President Jackson and the government had plans to drive the Native Americans out of the south. The southerners appealed Jackson because they wanted him to remove the Indians that were living in the region. Jackson was part of the democratic party. The national politics were becoming more democratic.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed west and found himself on the shores of a new world. His mission was to secure new land for Spain. Other European countries heard of his findings, they too crossed the ocean in hopes of securing new opportunities in this newly discovered land such as fur trading and gold mining. Little did they know that a community of indigenous people had already settled in this land thousands of years before. The Europeans decided to negotiate with the natives in order to set up their own communities in the land but the Native Americans held beliefs about society and religion that were far different from their European peers. Europeans thought the Indians to be “Noble Savages, gentle and friendly, but uncivilized, brutal, and barbaric” (citation). They could not see past their own

Though Native Americans are today seen as regular members of society and treated as such, and even are given certain special treatments (such as federally recognized tribes being seen as domestic dependant nations and allowing for them to have their own set of laws), there can be no argument when it is said that, in the past, they were treated terribly. In fact, when European settlers came, their clash with the natives resulted in mass genocide.

The arrival of Europeans in America greatly disrupted the life of the Natives. The natives had their own culture in America with their own special beliefs. When Europeans arrived they tried to alter the way Native Americans lived their lives to resemble their way of living. The Natives did not respect this because they had previously built a lifestyle in America that they wish not to be transformed. The two cultures had different opinions about government, religion, land, and society. Due to the many differences between the Native and European people, it was unfeasible that there would be no conflicts between them.

The Europeans first came to the Americas looking for riches like gold and land. When they got here they found Native Americans along with land. According to Thomas Hariot and Christopher Columbus, the Indians were poor and easily persuaded. They thought that they could be easily influenced by European culture. Thomas Hariot said “they shoulde desire our friendships and love, and have the greater respect for pleasing and obeying us.” (2-4) Christopher Columbus said “They should be good servants and

Natives were humiliated and dehumanized. Spaniards did not see the huge genocide that was going on , they just saw the land they was stealing from the natives and the money they were getting out of it. Time past and more and more settled in what now is called the United States. The Englishmen have settled near the east coast when coming to the Americas. English settlements kept growing so they needed to wipe out the natives out to have the land. “Not able to enslave the Indians, and not able to live with them, the English decided to exterminate them” (page, 19). The Indians learned that Europeans were and will always be stronger than them. They learned that European weapons will always be more powerful then whatever they made. Europeans had guns, Indians had spares. Europeans were devious and trick Indians to turn to each other. Tribes were tricked by these masterminds and started conflicted with each other and battles. The Europeans had mass murdered the native Americans with no sympathy. The native Americans could not do anything about it so they had to listen to the European due to the fact they were more powerful. As for the Englishmen they used any type of excuse to get into war. Europeans called native Americans Indians because when Columbus arrived in America he believed that he was in India so he thought they were Indians, its in politically incorrect but calling them Indians is okay because they truly traveled from Asia to America