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Introduction Terms Names Themes What does it take for a group to become American A group shifts from being ethnic to being American through assimilation fitting in being similar developing accents establishing a culture It s harder to become americanized with different colors and accents What benefits come with a top position in the racial hierarchy Special Privileges lack of discrimination Economic benefits material benefits Social benefits respect and being seen as a person Assimilation American Fitting in and being similar Gains health benefits liberation and freedom from persecution gain certain rights belonging feeling accepted and employment Losses Individuality language culture identity background family ties etc Binary opposition This definition just basically means two things or concepts that are opposites of each other I suppose that when dealing with the Native Americans it may refer to how they were portrayed by the media versus how they were in reality or dealing with stereotypes It could also possibly refer to the savage Indian vs the civilized refined and cultured Indian outlook and duality I do not believe that we exactly covered this term in class However I did look it up and I suggest that you do too Ethnicity Culture and religion language belief systems food traditions customs morals and values society and community relations Based on national origin and culture Symbolic Ethnicity Third generation interest What the son wishes to forget the grandson wishes to remember Marcus Hansen You can choose to embrace and claim it if you want to Othering De humanizing other individuals or races Treating the other people as if they are animals or worthless Tearing down self esteem etc Privilege Gaining certain advantages or benefits over other individuals because of a certain position in life whether according to race or economic situations etc Race Physical Psychological experience based loosely on physical characteristics Racial Group a social group that persons inside or outside of the group have decided is important to single out others as inferior or superior typically on the basis of real or alleged physical characteristics that are subjectively selected Antebellum Native Americans Names Terms Themes How did Native Americans live before contact with Europeans They hunted fished farmed and worked with agriculture Concentrated on family life Farming beans and squash Hunting buffalo and deer Spiritual life as well The Impact of European Disease on the Natives Several Native Americans were not immune to European diseases and were therefore killed because of them They caught Small Pox and various other diseases from blankets that Europeans gave to them as gifts The fact that many N A s died from the diseases was especially unhelpful because they were greatly outnumbered by the Europeans when it came to warfare and resistance and therefore could not put up much of a fight The Europeans were able to wage warfare against the Natives Small Pox killed 40 of the Natives What did Americans mean by civilization Spreading blessings and the light of civilization from sea to shining sea and into the dark places of the Earth Take over the land and displace the Indians Loss of identity and traditional ways for N A s Europeans developed telegraph wires and poles mines trains and more technology etc Andrew Jackson s connection to Indian Removal John Marshall has made his decision let him enforce it now if he can President in charge of pushing the Indians out Refused to enforce Worcester vs Georgia Manifest Destiny The Differences of Opinion among Native and White Americans regarding Indian Removal White American view the N A s would not need that much land N A s are seen as less than human so pushing them out is not seen as problematic The greater good of man disregarding Indians as man Culture Areas The various different geographical areas that influence a particular tribe s lifestly and culture Cycle of Displacement Cherokee Nation East Before Removal in 1838 Relocation of N A s onto the reservations Co existence conflicts arose as more and more Europeans arrived Displacement of the Natives 1890 end of the Indian Native American Wars Wampanogs caught diseases and needed help The Cherokee caught diseases suffered through warfare population pressure and the intrusion of the Europeans onto Native American territory Later displacement Civilized tribes Manifest Destiny 1820 s The U S And colonies are rather established by now Destiny is made manifest by moving West Spread from sea to shining sea Take over land and displace the Natives Spread blessings and the light of civilization into the dark places of the Earth through technology such as telegraph wires and poles mines trains and more developed advancements etc Pocahontas Her real name was Matuaca She was called Pocahontas because it meant mischievous naughty Never actually came into contact with John Smith as Disney portrayed Married John Rolfe when she was young John Smith Never actually came into contact with Pocahontas as Disney portrayed He was a jerk and a seriously savage brute of a man He slaughtered many of the Native Americans Seminole Wars the Seminoles had to hide in the swamps of Florida in order to escape being captured Some of the Seminoles relocated to Oklahoma as well Trail of Tears Many tribes not just the Cherokee were forced to move onto reservations The Native Americans were sent to Oklahoma and various other reservations There was no support from the federal government 25 of the tribes died on the way there Worcester vs Georgia 1832 The state of Georgia did not have the right to enforce laws within the territory of the Native Americans Postbellum Natives Terms Names Themes What strategies did Native Americans use to respond to the continued encroachment by the US into native territory The Ghost Dance Violence Some of them chose to assimilate and some N A s used the land to their benefit What were the different ways US citizens responded to the situation of natives in the West Pushing the Indians further and further westward Responded in the best interest for the White man Dawes Severalty Act How was the survival of the buffalo important to the survival of the Plains and Prairie tribes These particular N A s used every part of the buffalo Common uses of buffalo parts were for eating to make cloths and clothing some parts were used for religious ceremonies and weaponry Skin for home What was the impact of the Indian


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