Marcus Whitman

What were the various reasons for why the Whitman Massacre took place? There are many reasons for why the Whitman Massacre took place, miscommunication, Whitman's thinking of that the Cayuse were “savages”, and also not understanding a religion. In the beginning, the Whitmans didn’t give the Cayuse chief a gift, in the Cayuse culture if you take up time of a tribe or cheif you need to give them a gift. And the miscommunication was when the Whitmans thought that the Cayuse wanted to convert to Christianity

solution” is one that has been taught to everyone since day one. It’s one of the most basic rules of life that we have been told to follow from parents, teachers, and siblings. Although, in most cases “violence is never the solution”, Dr. Marcus and his wife, Narcissa Whitman were incredibly disrespectful to the Native American Indians- taking their land, encouraging more emigrants to migrate, and were downright mean to the Indians. They also worked incredibly hard to change everything about the Indians’

The Native American’s land was walked upon without respect or remorse, taken, and they were forced onto reservations that were in terrible conditions against their will. The settlers moving west caused the Native Americans and settlers to compete against each other and cause major conflicts between them. I think the Indian Wars could and couldn’t have been avoided because settlers had to move since the illnesses were so bad in the east, and they thought the diseases wouldn’t be in the west, and because

Most diaries from women on the westward journey show that they struggled with upholding their roles as wives and mothers, but they did the best they could under the circumstances. Most of their responsibilities were similar to those they had at home. Cooking cleaning, doing laundry, entertaining children etc. was women’s work, but these obligations were much more difficult being in the middle of nowhere. Women also had extra duties, such as packing up the wagon, making sure their children were with

The life of Narcissa Whiteman: 1. Discuss the background, marriage, and goals of Narcissa Whitman. Narcissa grew up in a devoted Presbyterian family, in a village of Prattsburg, New York. Narcissa was an enthusiastic and highly influenced young woman, reading popular biographies of American missionaries in the 19th century. Influenced by Harriet Newell, an evangelist who traveled and worked in India, Narcissa was captivated by Harriet’s spiritual struggles, letters and sermons. As a young teenager

Since the Europeans first arrived in North America, there has been continuous animosity between the invading white settlers and the native population. However, it would not be until after the end of the War of 1812 that the United States government would take a much more forward approach to the removal of Native Americans from prime frontier lands. The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the 1814 Treaty of Ghent essentially removed British and French powers from the American territory. These foreign powers

Paper Towns The main character of Paper towns is Quentin Jacobsen. He is 18 years old, lives in Orlando, Florida, and is a senior about to graduate high school. He is a regular person in the beginning of the book with fears and isn't special in any way and he lives a very normal life, except for that he is madly obsessed about his lifetime neighbor, his childhood friend, and his lifelong crush, Margo Roth Spiegelman. Margo unlike Quentin, lives a very not normal life and her personality is the complete

Sid Lemelle hoped for his book, Pan-Africanism for Beginners, to be a comprehensive guide to the complex concept of Pan-Africanism. Lemelle begins the book by broadly defining Pan-Africanism to mean the inclusion of “all people of African ancestry living in continental Africa and throughout the world.” This definition sets the foundation for his analysis of Pan-Africanism. Pan-Africanism for Beginners explores the major leaders and events associated with Pan-African sentiments chronologically. The

During the years of 1860-1877 sacred improvements brought about a transformation for blacks. The south was irritated at the Blacks since they had picked up their opportunity against the will of numerous southern white men. African American had their opportunity again at the same time, they needed to battle to pick up suffrage and social liberties. December 1865 imprints the most critical crossroads in history for all African American in the United States of America. Black people was free once more

The Pan-African movement as described in Lemelle’s Pan-Africanism for Beginners is "a set of ideas and ideologies containing social and cultural, political and economic, material and spiritual aspects." Each aspect is accompanied by a plethora of historical figures and terms unique to the movement, well described throughout the text and in the presented glossary. This book makes it easy to understand all the information accompanying each topic. While it does have its strengths and weaknesses, this