...I don't think Europeans came to America to kill all the natives, but that's pretty much what happened. To convert American natives instead of massacring them, Bartolomé De Las Casas wrote “The Black Legend” to king of Spain, Don Carlos V, to persuade him to put an end to the mistreatment of the natives. As a bishop, it was De Las Casas' duty to uphold moral Christian values in the Americas by educating the natives in Christian ways, and protecting the people in danger. He has a hard time doing this because the areas he travels to are either have only remaining body parts of the natives that didn't get burned or buried, or a bunch of angry natives that feel as though there is no way they can trust having a European near them. He doesn't want to see people being tortured, defiled, and mutilated, but he alone can't stop these giant slaughters happening every day. It seemed pointless to spend so much effort reeducating entire tribes, only to have them burned simply because they were born there. He has to stop the problem from where it originated: Spain....
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...There are always two sides of a story to be told. You’ve probably heard of the Americans winning the west from the Mexicans and Native Americans, but probably not how the Indians suffered the loss. The Americans wanted land to keep expanding their country so they kept taking and taking from the Indians until they had nothing left. The Indians tried to offer peace and kindness, and in return, the whites did nothing to help them. If it wasn’t for the Indians that helped the Europeans when they first landed, they would have died, and the Indians could have lived peacefully. But that wasn’t the case, instead, whites were corrupted by greed and violence to stop and think about how they were harming the natives. As boatloads of Europeans were coming from the east, coasts became more crowded, so they needed more land....
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...One of the strongest narratives in American history is that the United States is a land of immigrants. Even though this may be true, the U.S. historically has paradoxically supported immigration as much as it has been against it. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Japanese restrictions in 1907 and the Immigration Act of 1907 are all examples of blatant policy, which prohibited immigration of certain groups in the U.S. The primary reason for all these restrictions were to protect the “Real American” basically a white male with European origins. The second biggest narrative in American history is the idea that U.S. history is primarily constructed and influenced by white and black lives. It is at times completely ignored that Hispanics have made as much of a difference into this country’s political landscape, geographical look, and economic stature as any other race....
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...In the article “The Native Americans of New England” published in 1637, Thomas Morton portrays Native American life in great detail in the perspective of an English colonist. His accounts offer historians insight into the habitats of the Native Americans in the 1600’s. Though most of the article features falsely portrayed opinions, it does allow us to see the lifestyles of the Native Americans. Bartolome de las Casas writes about the treatment of Indians in his book History of the Indies published in 1528. He offers a different angle on how the Spanish dealt with Native Americans. He reflects on the years that the Spanish used Native American slaves allowing historians a glimpse of the conditions of the Indians. Having Thomas Morton’s work...
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...The Latin American wars of independence were notably conducive to the decline of the Spanish Empire however, the decline can not be attributed singularly to the Latin American wars of Independence as there were other subsidiary factors involved. The Latin American wars of independence were a series of revolutions within South America causing Venezuela, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Haiti and Columbia to become independent countries. These wars drained the Spanish Empire’s resources, enforcing its decline in the early 19th century. Prior to the wars of independence, poor economic conditions, the destruction of the Spanish Armada, as well as an imperialistic overstretch between territories, resulted in contributing to the downfall of the Spanish Empire. Colonial mismanagement in the Spanish Empire acted as a precluding catalyst in causing the Latin American wars of Independence, thus contributing to the fall of the Spanish Empire. The Latin American wars of Independence, whilst an influential factor in the decline of the Spanish Empire, were not the sole determinant in causing the downfall of the Spanish Empire. The Latin American wars of independence contributed to the fall of the Spanish Empire to a considerable extent, being the final element amongst other collective factors which ultimately resulted in the collapse of the Spanish Empire. During the 17th century, there were many indications of Spain’s erosion of power; the collapse of the empire...
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...African American voters. The message the Republicans distributed only shows how the government continues to undermine the on-going mistreatment of African Americans. Racism has no sight of ending because for centuries the economic and social gaps between African Americans and Caucasians have steadily increased, and it will be impossible to close if we depend solely on time to fix it. Other races have received reparations for what they went through, but for some unknown reason African Americans were expected to get over their trauma because a couple of laws were passed to free them from state recognized slavery. Silence needs to be broken against racism in order to open the government’s eyes to the continuous discrimination faced by African Americans daily, in addition to the centuries of torture. Jews in Europe were victimized by Nazi Germany for a small fraction of the amount of time blacks suffered and Germany paid both the individuals and the state. Enslaved Africans, on the other hand, had slavery “abolished,” and were allowed to buy stale pieces of land in order to make crops to sell and use that money to pay back their white oppressors. The government expects people to believe that racism ended, but they see nothing wrong with Caucasians getting paid for unfair treatment that only lasted twelve years when African Americans were abused for nearly three centuries and counting and received nothing. The U.S. government is currently settling a lawsuit with Native American tribes...
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...From reading the Proud to Be article, it is evident that Native Americans do not like the use of “Indian” mascots. I could never speak out or for against the use of these mascots because the problem does not affect me or how other see my race. I think Native Americans are the only one whose opinion matter in this discussion because it perpetuates negative stereotypes and disregards the people and culture. Because media fails to report on Native American struggles, people do not find out about them. As students, we have learned about the extreme mistreatment of Native Americans in the past. However, we never continue learning about the problems going on in the present. The article “Ending Violence Against Native Women,” reports that 1 in 3 Native...
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...With hundreds of Native American tribes currently residing in the United States, beliefs, customs, and overall subcultures vary in many ways. Nevertheless, certain traditions and practices are almost uniform among various tribes. For example, the native perspective of medicine and healing is common knowledge in Native American cultural beliefs and ideology. Tribes regard nature as a key element in terms of health, treatment, and medicine, viewing themselves as completely physically, mentally, and spiritually connected to a higher power through the natural world. Hence, a crucial component of traditional Native American healing is viewing the mind, body, and spirit of an individual as being interconnected with the environment. This cultural outlook regards patients as a sum of these three components, embodying this premise and therefore when administering medical treatment, natives typically would only use “natural remedies” in healing physical complications and spiritual ailments. However, in modern contemporary Native American culture, the acceptance of Western medical practices and beliefs is widely apparent. However, a common issue that continues to plague native peoples is the distrust of surrounding cultures, viewing certain practices as unsafe, unnatural, and non-traditional. Such wariness stems from historical grievances against Western healthcare institutions and past experiences derived from years of mistreatment....
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...During the colonial time period, the Massachusetts Bay seal was used as authentication for the company’s documents and records. The seal depicts a Native American man with a scroll leaving his mouth with the phrase “Come Over and Help Us” written on it. The slogan reflects the superiorist beliefs the English colonists had over the Native Americans. Additionally, the phrase is an allusion to Acts 16:9, where a Macedonian man begs the Apostle Paul to “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” The biblical reference is reflects the Puritan faith of the New England colonists and appeals to religious individuals back in England. The man is holding bow in one hand and a downward facing arrow in the other. The arrow pointing down is a representation...
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...potentially would have still come and history would have been pretty much the same as it is now. The only difference would be the time period. What if the colony established by Leif Eriksson survived? The Vikings would have expanded further down the North American coast. More Norsemen would have made the trip due to the fertile lands discovered. If this had happened would we as American’s speak a Scandinavian dialect instead of English? Would Americans be more seafaring like the Vikings? If the Vikings successfully settled chances are America would still be under Native control. Compared to the Vikings, the Natives had larger numbers making it impossible for the Vikings to overrule them. The Vikings at the time were more technologically advance...
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...When analyzing “Andrew Jackson’s Speech to Congress on Indian removal” there are several different lenses that you can read and view the story through. One reoccuring critical literary theory throughout the text is post-colonialism. Andrew jackson in a message to congress is explaining the dilemma of relocating native americans is an obvious win win for both america and the natives. While explaining his methods and reasons many glimpses of a post colonial mindset come though as the main idea of his speech. He often uses derogatory stereotypical remarks. For example the cherokees were forced to muddle through the west by the american gov. on a route that would eventually become the trail of tears. Many died and others were left without family,...
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...American History up to 1875 Name Course Instructor Date American History up to 1875 The American history records tremendous changes that define the journey taken in shaping what the country looks like today. The Indian-European conflict was common in the 17th Century in the North America. The issue of slavery got intense and many Indians fell in the hands of the European. Slaves were mistreated, overworked, and tortured to an extent of them dying at the farms. The introduction of Christianity by the Europeans meant that the Indians had to do away with their old fashioned ways of worship. The Indians and the European immigrants had different religion and beliefs that had to be unified for a common existence. The interaction between people of different races, religions and beliefs has been a great aspect of the American history. It was until later in the 20th century that European exploration and colonization of America that brought change in how the Old and New Worlds interacted. The settlement of the Indians in America was a vital mark in the development of native culture. The Indians established their lifestyle blended with rich culture and religion. The Indians on the East Coast had a more civilized life and well-established trade systems. The first encounter between the Europeans and the native Indians took place in the 1500s.[1] The Europeans discovered America as they engaged in fishing of whales and other sea exploration...
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...global flow of silver included the European exploitation of Native American populations (3,4,6), the increased value of Asian goods (2,7), and Chinese political reforms (1,5). From the mid-16th century to the early 18th century, the global flow of silver resulted in European...
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...Bartolome de Las Casas was a Spanish historian, a religious leader, and a social reformer who has gone down in history as the “protector of the Indians.” He abolished the use of encomiendas, stressed equality, and influenced the Spanish crown to grant the native americans human rights. His brutally honest accounts of Spanish mistreatment have influenced not only the way people view natives, but, how they view the Spanish. As a young man, Las Casas found himself disgusted at the treatment of the Natives, and, when working as a merchant, he refused to use an encomienda for cheap labor (Stacy). In 1512, Las Casas was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, and he dedicated himself to stand up for the rights of the Native Americans, arguing that they were “sons of God” with religion, history, and government. Las Casas sailed back to Spain in 1540 with a mission to reform laws that regulated relations between the races. The New Laws were adopted in 1542, limiting ownership of natives to one generation. In 1544, Las Casas returned to Spain to enforce the New Laws, which were met with great resistance by many...
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...On July 4th, 1776 the United States declared itself independent from Great Britain. It broke away because it believed Britain was behaving like a dictatorship, and that the colonists were not being represented in Parliament. Americans didn’t want to be exploited, they desired to rule themselves so they wouldn’t have to pay tribute, or life and limb, to a foreign power an entire ocean away. About 200 hundred years later, another colony (South Africa) broke away from The Crown. In both countries laws were created to ensure security and a piece of mind, at least, they were supposed to. Interestingly though, in less than 50 years, American society saw a trend that lead to a wider gap between the “‘Haves’” and the “Have-nots’’. A trend that persists...
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