How Native-Americans lost their lands
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- We have been destined by U.S goverment to expand and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American Continent.
- White Americans are sent to expand the United States of America, to take over land for economic opportunities. The land will provide their people a chance to start over, and more space for the growing population
- White Americans are sent to expand the United States of America, to take over land for economic opportunities. The land will provide their people a chance to start over, and more space for the growing population
- We have to remove the Native Americans fromde lands and move to new territory!
- The White Settlers arrive with the idea that USA is destined by god to expand its dominion and spread democracy/capitalism across North America. They knew it as Manifest Destiny.
- Wait, what is going on?
- Muahaha! This land looks good for farming!
- We are the supreme rulers!!!
- They White Settlers are trying to take over the Indian Land. They are killing Buffalo, the numbers decreasing from 60 million to as low as 541.
- The Indians are fighting to remain in control of their land. They made many promises but they kept only one. They promised to take our land, and they did. -Red Cloud.
- The Trail of Tears was a move by the US government to move Indians to their reservations, and the Natives couldn't stand the attrition, and many of them died on the way to the reservations because their effete bodies couldn't stand the harsh treatment. The trail of tears was a sad and horrible thing. Natives were forced out of their land and sent to reservations. American soldiers stayed with them the entire way to make sure they left. The natives were suppressed with abominable cruelty. Women carried babies, and the old had to keep up. People would die on these trips and be buried along the way. The British colonists hadn't shown any contrition for their actions towards the indigenous Americans.
- I know! It is so unfair!
- Get moving, People!!!!
- Why are forced to do this awful labour for people who have taken away our identities, homes, everything!
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