Expansion Of The New World

government has unspecified and unorganized policies, which were unprotected for Native Americans who lived in the west because of all the new coming Americans. During westward expansion, a majority of who moved were whites, who didn’t know the Native Americans who already lived in the west. The Natives felt their land was being conquered, because of the U.S government policies(Louisana Purchase & Homestead Act) and the whites not wanting them to be there, which lead to fighting between the Natives and the whites. These acts and policies such as the Indian Removal Act often resulted in violated treaties and violence. The Indian Removal Act was the removal of Native American homes and tribes. “This also confines the Indians to still narrower limits, destroys that game which in their normal state, and constitutes their principal means of subsistence.” Resulting in westward expansion, Native Americans began rapidly decreasing in the area by wars and new diseases caught by new coming

During westward expansion, the Native Americans got kicked to the side. The settlers coming west often saw the Indians as a threat to them and their families. However, this was not the main reason the Indians were pushed aside. The settlers saw the Indians had fertile land and wanted it for themselves. The Indians were the opposite of what the settlers thought they were. The Indians often helped the people moving west across the plains; giving them food, supplies, and acting as guides. However, the U.S. Government did not see this side of the Indians, instead they forced the Indians onto reservations. During the time of the expansion of the United States to the present, the Native Americans went through many things so that the United States could expand; they were pushed onto reservations, and forced to give up their culture through the Ideas of Manifest Destiny and Social Darwinism.

Native Americans were primarily affected by westward expansion in the sense that it was the reason they not only lost their land, but they lost their culture and rights. The words of Santana, Chief of the Kiowas, are a perfect description for this, “These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo...”.

When the british first came to america, they realised they were not the only ones there. Native americans have been here from the beginning. Once the british started colonising, Native Americans realised that they had to defend their land. Years later, during the building of the transcontinental railroad, Native Americans were again forced to defend their land. During the building of the railroad, the government made a treaty to Native Americans saying that railroad surveyor would not go onto Native AMerican land. After this treaty was put into place, one company in charge of building the railroad sent a surveyor to plan the railroad. This person went throught the unceded Native American land (Doc 2) to find a path to

Since Europeans came to the United States, the existing population of natives has always been an obstacle to expansion. American’s thirst for free and new land could not be quenched. For example, the British with the Proclamation of 1763

In 1492 native Americans discovered illegal immigrants invading their country. It has been a downhill fight for natives ever since. As more settlers arrived on the East Coast, an attitude became prevalent within the European communities that it was their right to expand cities across America in the name of progress and economic development. The manifest destiny was more of a feeling rather than a written statement which lasted from the War of 1812 to the beginning of the American Civil War. The idea of expansion grew, especially by those who wanted to capitalize on agriculture in the United States. Native Americans occupied land in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. These lands became more valuable to the white settlers as the production of cotton became more popular in the South. As the idea of a manifest destiny grew, so did the idea to remove Natives, which led up to the “Trail of Tears” through the Indian Removal Act of 1830, a final solution to the Indian problem. The United States government removed the five civilized Tribes, Cherokee, Muskogee, Seminole, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations between 1830 and 1838. The Native Americans being relocated suffered from inhuman conditions such as disease and starvation while traveling to their final destination, a designated area west of the Mississippi River. The events leading to this final march into the Indian Territories and the atrocities

In this chapter Howard Zinn explores the reasons why and how the Native populations in existence in America, during this time, were pushed onto reservations located on lands undesirable to white settlers. In the beginning Zinn reveals most Natives fought alongside the British in the Revolutionary War, which gives reason for the two groups to harbor harsh feelings towards each other. However, he then goes on to present the overall message of the George Washington administration, which was to leave the Natives alone as they were entitled to their lands. Yet, this idea was obviously shattered as soon as the country wanted to further advance its territory and its bank accounts, according the Zinn. In fact, the lands were being used up by so many white settlers the Natives, specifically the Creeks, had to continually move to give the plantations room to settle. As a result, this constant manipulation and movement caused uproar within the Native communities and inspired revolutions and revolts, such as the rebellion organized by Tecumseh. Eventually, as the US government was able to defend itself and recruit other Native peoples, it was able to defeat and usurp essentially all of the uprisings, especially under Andrew Jackson’s command. In fact, after Jackson’s reelection, his anti-Indian raids and wars increased in frequency and ruthlessness. Eventually, in December of 1838, almost all of the Natives, specifically the Cherokee Nation of Indians, had been forced out of the

After their journey to Oklahoma the Indians were moved onto reservations which were bad for them. Prior to the Dawes Act of 1887, the Indians had almost one hundred fifty million acres of land. When the act was passed, the Indians lost ninety million acres of land. The Indians were left with fifty three million acres of land, which would only be two percent of the land in North America (New). In a growing country many resources are needed. When there is not enough resources to fit a population they have to get stretched to meet the needs of the people. The Indians would not be able to survive on stretched resources in the confines of a reservation. The Indian Removal act was bad for the Indians because they were only limited to what they had on reservations which wouldn’t last them for

With the prospect of expanding further west, many Americans were interested in gaining authority over lands occupied by the Native American people. Prior to the Dawes Severalty Act, each tribe had communally owned land. Dawes Severalty Act made it law that Native American owned land was in fact American land and that individual Natives owned a portion of their own land. This benefit was in exchange of two features. Firstly, Native Americans were granted citizenship from the United States of America. Secondly, the Native American people effectively have up an integral part of their culture: community. In splitting the Native lands into smaller native lands, the U.S. was able to further its goals.

The whites came to America and wanted all the Indians to move west. “Before these laws could be put in effect, a new wave of white settlers swept westward and formed the territories of Wisconsin and Iowa.” (Page 6) So they could live on the east side of the United States, this went on for years. “For two centuries these events were repeated again and again as the European colonists moved inland through the passes of the Alleghenies and down the westward-flowing rivers to the Great Waters (Mississippi) and then up the Great Muddy (Missouri)” (page 4). The problem was that the Indians didn’t want to move west. They wanted to stay on the land that they lived on forever, and make peace with everyone. “The five nations of the Iroquois, mightiest

When singing up for “The New World” the soon to be colonists did not know what they were agreeing to. Perhaps there were thoughts of undeniable freedom that drove the group of Britains to this new land and away from their original rulers. Upon arrival the new colonists were bombarded with several new laws and policies that left them with their hands in their mouths. They had just gotten away from their cruel rulers, and now there are supposed to pay all this additional money to help them (“1773”)? No, what happened was that a group of radicals were formed instead and this group slowly formed a revolution. This collection of angry colonists was the root of to separation of the Colonies from Britain, and it all started with the Stamp

The Native Americans lived in North America for thousands of years, but when the settlers from Europe came, so did conflict and turmoil. The land the Native Americans were on was rich with resources, and the settlers wanted the resources. So the settlers forced them off of their land and gave them new land designated for them. The Natives were left confused and uncertain why they had to leave. Some did not follow the orders of the settlers and fought back, the army won most battles between them. Many battles were fought so that the United States could expand and progress. Some of the Natives only wanted peace between them and the settlers, but the settlers used force a lot, bring the army to relocate them. The settlers wanted to make the Native Americans look evil even though they didn’t do anything, and they didn’t know why. Even after relocating, the were still treated badly by the army and settlers, always leaving them scared and confused. Even after, the settlers tried to eliminate them, but no using violence. While some may say that the settlers were trying to help them by passing the Dawes Act, which pushed american ideals onto the Natives, and giving them land, it really only hurt them. The Dawes Act pushed american ideals onto the Natives, and as a result, the Natives lost their sense of identity, confusing them on whether they are Americans or Native Americans. In addition, the government gave the Native Americans land, but the land wasn’t good land. They couldn’t grow crops as well and they now had to live much closer together. This lead to many problems added onto the

There were many examples of U.S. expansion, though some were worse than others. For example, Alaska, a territory previously owned by Russia, bought by secretary of state William Seward, for a dirt cheap price of only $7.2 million. It was nicknamed “Sewards Folly” because it looked as though it was a useless piece of ice. Turns out it was full of gold. Another example, China, before America came to China to trade there were many ‘Spheres of Influence’ which meant that within that Sphere of Influence China could only trade with whoever owned that Sphere of Influence.

Imagine seeing a figure laying there on the examining table, and seeing the body prepping to receive radiation beams. That is just a little of how a day in the life of a radiation patient goes. To better explain radiation therapy it is simply a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation designed to dispatch cancer cells and shrink tumors. In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, conveys that “In order for a utopian society to achieve a state of stability, a loss of individuality, and the undoing of Mother Nature must occur.” In the mindset of Brave New World, the director puts all of the people in certain caste systems in order to create some type of balance between everyone. That way no one feels like they have to rebel to get what they want. If everyone is treated equally then there is no point for wanting to rebel against what is expected of you. Radiation therapy, however, ties into Brave New World because of common usage of medicine. For instance, in the novel, the director and his team all carry out a scientific procedure. That scientific procedure categorizes each infant into the right caste system that best fits them, which however depends on the ability that the infant is able to carry out. The method is similar to how radiologist created radiation therapy to help trick the body, and to show the functions while helping source the body to adapt to the medicine. The world has yet to really recognize the new advancement that was

Expansionism is a policy of promoting economic growth. The main concern arises when expanding territory does not prove to be beneficial to all races, as its “growth” in territory may simply be destruction for others. The expansionism and encroachment forced by capitalists can ultimately be categorized as oppression and white superiority, as it resulted in the deterioration of culture, natural rights, and mental stability for the Native Americans.