Interactions between the Natives, and the French and BritishThe two documents, The Jesuit Relations, and Instructions for the Virginia Colony sharecommonalities in their approaches in enforcing Christianity on the Native people. Both Frenchand English believe in exposing and converting the natives t...

The French Revolution was one of the most significant turning points in French History. It may not have given France a proper democracy or have given France a good reputation with the Reign of Terror and all the deaths, but it did unify the French people together, which helped them over throw their...

The French and Indian war had important, immediate effects on the colonies and their English mother country. Obviously, it meant great land acquirements for both American settlers and the English government. What Britain did not realize, however, was the problems this new territory would create. N...

The French and Indian War In the 1750s, bitter rivals, France and Great Britain, fought over the territory in the Ohio Valley area of the Continental America colonies. They sought alliances with the Native Americans, established forts to secure land, and reignited the conflicts of interest long ...

Warfare: An American Dynasty What is an American? Furthermore, what makes an early American? Early Americans included, obviously, people of British decent that traveled here to colonize and start what we now know as America. But also, the term early American refers to French and Spanish colonist...

Smoking Tobacco I. History of Tobacco A. The Discovery of Tobacco Tobacco was first introduced to Western Society in the 16th Century. There is evidence that the herb was being used in Asia and Northern America for centuries before its introduction to European explorers. Christopher Colum...

Historians As history unfolds or produces, different attitudes or different moods and minds look back to the changes. Today, year 2003, America has essentially taken on from the New Left movement by historians. The interpretation involves the including of key circumstances and points. For examp...

What were the worldwide effects on the political expectations for self-government and individual liberty after the American Revolution and the Glorious Revolution? I believe that the American Revolution was not a fair war because the British had a huge advantage. The British had a bigger and bette...

It can be said that neither the United States nor Britain wanted their dispute to end in war, but at this point war was unavoidable. Despite the fact that both the French and the British violated U.S. neutral rights, the British violations appeared to be more blatant because of the British navy&a...

1.When the British won the French and Indian War and gained all North American land East of the Mississippi River, they became engulfed in a financial crisis. Because of this, they brought about new laws and taxes on the colonists. Also, after the war, the British government stationed 10,000 troop...

As a young pupil in a third grade classroom I remember first hearing about Columbus's adventure to Plymouth in 1492. A little bit later we also found out about the pilgrims who found America in the Mayflower and had the first Thanksgiving ever with their guests the Indians. I can only recall ...

Louisiana PurchaseWhen Thomas Jefferson became president of the United States in 1801, he dreamed of sending an expedition to explore the little-known territory west of the Mississippi river.Between 1783 and 1792 Jefferson has encouraged plans for three expeditions. All three expeditions failed. I...

Differing world-views are made apparent with the controversial use of Native American names and symbols in both schools and sports. Each of these opposing views is a result of separate cultural realities created by both tradition and history. Many Americans fail to comprehend that the exploitation...

The qualities that characterize a leader are identical no matter what goal they are trying to ultimately achieve; however, the main difference that distinguishes a successful leader from an unsuccessful leader is their tactics. This is clearly demonstrated in the leaders Benjamin Franklin and Tecum...

Colonial America 'til 1759The American colonists came from a variety of backgrounds. There were the English, who were running away from religious persecution, the Dutch, who reputedly bought Manhattan for a string of beads. The French Huguenots, who were Protestants fleeing from prosecution in a C...

Fort William Henry: The Savages ExploredThe massacre of Fort William Henry occurred in the year 1757, when France's Native American allies captured, tortured, or killed 308 surrendered English. The incident was brutal, it has been told and retold throughout history by an array of authors, historians...

Many people view Sacajawea as an indian woman who helped Lewis and Clark during their expedition. Although that is true, it doesn't reflect Sacajawea as a person. Born in 1798, Sacajewea, whos name means "bird woman" was a member a the Shoshone trible. The Shoshone tribe was the largest Nat...

During the years of 1600-1763, there was a major struggle over who would possess the wide stretches of land throughout the New World which, involved three European Nations: France, Spain, and England. Throughout the endeavor for the land of the New World, England became triumphant because of their m...

The Lakota/Dakota/Nakota Nation is also known as the Great Sioux Nation. The word Sioux was adopted by the United States government from the term (Nadowesioux), which comes from a Chippewa (Ojibwa) word which means little threatened snake or enemy. This was because the Ojibwa or Chippewa learned t...

George Washington, the New Nation's first president, wanted unification in his country. Unfortunately, as we have seen, it does not turn out to be the way he wants. There were many causes for this separation but two elections, the Election of 1800 and the Election of 1828, stand out and help this se...

Upon the European’s discovery and colonization of the Americas an irreversible transformation was triggered. The extreme differences in the cultures of the Europeans and Native Americans would prove to be fatal to the way of life that existed before European colonization.It appears that the m...

The fragile and juvenile nation of the United states suffered economic losses duration of European warfare. The U.S. wanted and had to keep their commercial economic relations with Britain and France because they did not want to economically crumble and fail as a new nation. However, a U.S. ship tra...

There are approximately 2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives living in the U.S. They fall into about 300 different tribal or language groups. Alcohol abuse has caused compounded problems for these people. The problems also have led to an unfortunate stereotype of these people. This stereoty...

The Nineteenth Century American The Nineteenth Century American was very different than the Twentieth Century American. They had different technology, food, laws, dress, customs, view of art and beauty, and family structure. They lived a lot differently than we do and they acted differently, a...