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United
States Pre-1880-Native Americans
Learn
about different American Indians and what they have gone through.
American
Indians
American Indians have been influenced in many ways by the
government. They have had to leave their homelands, have been
treated poorly, and in some cases have started wars with the
United States.
Black
Hawk War
The Black Hawk War of 1832 is an example of that. It started
when Sac and Fox American Indians started ot go back to their
homes in Illinois they had been forced out of. They had lost
the land in an uncertain treaty signed in 1805. The settlers
in Illinois panicked and te governor called up the military.
At first that Indians evaded the army, but they pursued them
and at Wisconsin Heights there was a major battle and they
routed the American Indians at Bad Axe,
a place on the Mississippi River.
The
Trail of Tears
There have been other American Indians forced off their land,
too. The Trail of Tears is famous. It is a route the Cherokee
and Choctaw Indians were forced to take leaving their homeland.
Other Indains had to move off theri land, too, such as the
Sioux, Seminoles, and many others.
The
Seminole War
Some of the Seminoles resisted the relocation act. Osceola
led the group of Seminole warriors. After their second open
attack where they won, but still had many fatalities, they
started hit and run attacks. Commander after commander failed
to stop the Seminoles. Finally the generals decided to deceive
the Indians. Osceola was invited to a peace talk with a fag
of truce, but when he got there the military threw him in
jail. After a few months Osceola died of a throat ailment
and malaria. Other Seminole chiefs then took over. But the
military decided to use the Indians form of attack, hit and
run. The last battle was on Christmas when the American army
won.
Government
Influenced American Indians
As you can see, the government influenced the American Indians
a lot. From moving them out of theri homelands to wars, the
government did not treat them very well.
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