Native Americans themselves were split as to who they would support, if at all; and almost always their nations were divided between loyalty to the Union and loyalty to the Confederacy. Native American involvement in the Civil War encompasses more than simply the ...
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TheIndianspresentedareverseimageofEuropeancivilizationwhichhelpedAmericaestablishanationalidentitythatwasneithersavagenorcivilized.civilizing •GeorgeWashingtonbelievedthatNativeAmericanswereequalsbutthattheirsocietywasinferior.Washingtonformulatedapolicytoencouragethe"civilizing"process.education •AftertheAmericanCivilWarand...
Alabama - Native American, Civil War, Reconstruction: The present-day state of Alabama was originally inhabited by various Indigenous peoples. Visible traces of their occupancy, which spanned nearly 10,000 years, may be seen at Dust Cave, a Paleo-Indian
Why did Tecumseh become involved in the War of 1812? Why was the Iroquois Confederacy important to American history? Why did Native Americans join the Army during the Indian Wars? Why did the Iroquois Confederacy form? Why did the Lakota Sioux fight at Little Bighorn?
Albuquerque - Native Americans, Spanish, Pioneers: Because Albuquerque was a distant outpost of the Spanish empire, its residents were mostly of Hispanic or mixed Hispanic–Native American ancestry until the late 19th century. Influxes of Protestant sett
Several thousand Native Americans fought on both sides during the American Civil War (1861-1865). They came from various tribes in the Indian Territory of present-day eastern Oklahoma. They were organized into regiments of mounted riflemen - troops that could fight from the saddle or dismounted...
Schmidt, Ethan.Native Americans in the American Revolution: How the War Divided, Devastated, and Transformed the Early American Indian World. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2014. Focuses on Indigenous reactions rather than pursuing a more proactive narrative, but nevertheless provides a well-written ext...
Learn about smallpox, how it affected the Native Americans, and explore how many Native Americans died from smallpox. Read more about smallpox in...
Successive generations of North Americans have viewed their continent’s natural environment in different ways.From the vantage point of the present, it is clear that perceptions of the land have changed dramatically from the first years of settlement to the Civil War.Not only have such visions of...