Ben Lawrence - Social Studies Term 2 Assesment
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- Before the Europeans arrived in the west, the Native Americans lived in peace. They had a stable food supply and lived without worries.
- But then in 1830 when Andrew Jackson was President, the government signed the Indian Removal Act Policy, allowing for the government to relocate the Native Americans by force. Some complied but others didn't.
- Yes! I managed to kill it!
- Woop Woop! You managed to kill the bison!
- Before the Europeans arrival there was an estimated population of 3.8 million to 18 million Native Americans
- The Louisiana Territory purchase from the French in 1803 gave Thomas Jefferson the opportunity to start the removal of Native Americans from their homeland, in turn speeding up the westward expansion.
- Tens of thousands of Natives were forced to walk west to relocate just for the Europeans to expand. Thousands died on the 800 mile trail from Georgia all the way to Oklahoma
- Thomas Jefferson.3rd President of the USA
- Prepare guys! Theres another Indian tribe!
- When the Europeans arrived, they offered a safe place for the Native Americans to relocate to. Some took their offer and moved near the Arkansas river between 1810 and 1819. Some refused and were left for a while. They also introduced many diseases which were not good for the Natives.
- We are coming to expand our territory and we'd like you to move elsewhere so we can expand
- Before the Europeans started killing bison (buffalo) there was about a population of roughly 70-150 million bison and in 1884 there was a population of a measly 325
- You must move your tribe past the Mississippi river or else.
- Well then you're coming with us! Whether you like it or not!
- We can't! We're all very sick and hungry! This is also sacred land!
- Roughly 100k natives were removed from their rightful home during the Indian Removal
- I fought through the Warbetween the States and haveseen many men shot, but theCherokee Removal was thecruelest work I ever knew.- Georgia soldier who participated in the Indian removal
- Massive damage occurred during the westward expansion of the Europeans. Thousands of natives died, their population halved! Just during the European introduction. They introduced ferocious diseases and nearly made the buffalo extinct. Irreparable damage was caused and it changed the Natives lives forever. Although thankfully the buffalo population is climbing again and so is the Native American population. The population had a 85% increase from 2010 to 2020.
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