Callaboration

Introduction

Introduction

Before the arrival of Christopher columbus on the continet now Known as the Americas. This large territory was populated by the Native Americans. Through out the 16th and 17th centuries, when more explorers sought to colonize their land , the Native Americans responded in various ways, from copperation, to indignation and revolt.

Culturally the natives of America constitute into two groupings, American Indians and Artic people. American Indians are catigorized by their place of residence, North America(presently known as United Stats and Canada), Middle America(present day Mexico and central America) . The population of the Native Americans dereased in size and territory by the end of the 19th century.

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Manifest Destiny

Manifest

Destiny

Native Americans were caught up in America's push to fulfil her "manifest destiny" becasue the American people believed that the Native Americans were in their way and needed to be assimilated.

In the 19th century when the Americans came into the South and wanted to settle they found that the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes had already settled there. Later the native tribes were pused westward onto resevation but there was still a struggle for land.

Impact of the Westward expansion

Impact

• During the Westward Expansion Native Americans were relocated. For example the government moved Estern Native American tribes to the vast great plains of the West. The Native Americans believed they would be left alone from that pint on. However, fur trappers, traders ,and explores countinued to invade thier area.
• Settlers took over land from the reservations they were promised
• An estimatd 50,00 Native Americans dieing from diseases spread by the settlers.
• They faced many economic and social obstacles.

Conflict and Contact between the white man Native Americans.

Acts and legislation

Some of the acts that brought the white man in to direct contact and conflict with the Native America include:

• Indian Removal act of 1850:
• Homestead Act of 1862:
• Dawes Act of 1887:

First policy toward Native Americans.

First Policy

The indian removal act was the first policy toward the Native Americans on May 28th,1830. The Act was signed by president Andrew Jackson, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within the exsiting state borders.

Over time the policy faced a lot of criticizem, from both within and outside the government. Some religious groups and politicians that serves as advocates for Native American's rights, fought for thier protection.

In the late 19th century the government shifted its attention toward reservations to confine Native Americans to to specific lands.

Assimilating Native Americans into society

In 1887 Congress paseed the Dawes Act to Americanize the Native Americans. The act was designes to make in the natives into independent farmers by giving them part of the land that was formely part of their reservation.

Indian schools were a way to assimulate Native Americans. Fedral policy Some Native American Children should be enrolled in a government run school.

Native American were discouraged from practicing their erroneous, naturalistic beliefs amd given God's Word for the first time. Instead , they learned Christian hymes, prayers and stories. This would further assimilate the students, while introducing them to the glorious gospel

Assimilation of native Americans

Native Americans Today

In current times there are over 6.7 million Native Americans in the United States. Only 22% live in on reservations. 78% of Native Americans are scattered ouside the reservations.

They represent 562 federally -recognized tribes, best known being the Navajo, the Apache, the Cherokee, the Cheyenne, and the Sioux.

Many young native Americans are keeping their cultre alive and sharing it wit world

Present day Native Americans

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