Archaeological evidence indicates that Paleo-Indians traveling in the interior of Northern America hunted Pleistocene fauna such as woolly mammoths (Mammuthus species), giant ground sloths (Megatherium species), and a very large species of bison (Bison antiquus); those traveling down the coast subsist...
For the same length of time, those who lived in what had become old and established centres were conscious of the fact that there remained an open door to lands that were ostensibly unclaimed, where place and fortune were yet to be won. As a reality for some and as a symbol for others...
1.AmericanDream:thebeliefofAmericansthattheircountryoffersopportunitiesforagoodandsuccessfullife.Forminoritiesandimmigrants,thedreamalsoincludesfreedomandequalrights.2.Immigrants:Apartfrom"NativeAmericans"—Indians—whowerelivinginNorthAmericawhenpeoplefirstarrivedtherefromEurope,allAmericanshaveancestorswhowereimmigrants.In...
Indians, AMERICAN.—GENERAL.—When Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492 he was welcomed by a brown-skinned people whose physical appearance confirmed him in his opinion that he had at last reached India, and whom, therefore, he called Indios, Indians, a name which, however...
Various questions in regard to the American Indians have been discussed in the articleAMERICA. It is here intended to treat more particularly their ethnographical position, and to give what may be called a working classification of the races. This is followed by a separate notice of the present...
whether imposed or unavoidable. Limited access to financing, the prevalence of self-construction, and thespread of informal settlementsare interconnected factors shaping the built environment. These dynamics foster an aesthetic that, for some, challenges notions ofgood architecture, manifesting in urban la...
What is a wigwam? There were several aspects of wigwams that differentiate them from teepees. Their main materials were bark or sticks and grass that the Algonquians tied together. Secondly, the wigwam was built in a dome shape while the teepee was a cone shape. Both of the structures had...
Jackson executed two British citizens on charges of inciting the Indians and runaways. Monroe’s government seriously considered denouncing Jackson’s actions, but Adams defended Jackson citing the necessity to restrain the Indians and escaped slaves since the Spanish failed to do so. Adams also ...
Why did the Mohawk tribe live in longhouses? Why was the Iroquois Confederacy established? Why did Native Americans fight the Puritans? Why did the Lenape settle in New Jersey? Why were Indian reservations created? Why did Christopher Columbus call the Native Americans Indians?
Assessing the oviposition preferences of predatory hoverflies is a key factor in the prediction of the success of these biological control agents against aphids in greenhouses, especially when using banker plant systems or in mixed-crop contexts. In this