History is often the story of the never-ending struggle for control overland.
People have traveled great distances for land. They have endured pain and
Suffering for the chance to get land. They have fought in bloody battles and wars to claim their own little corner of Earth.
Stories of explorers claiming new lands for their countries have one stunning thing in common. In culture after culture, native peoples have been overlooked and abused. Indigenous people have often lived in a country for thousands of
Years before it was “discovered.” In Africa, it was the native African tribes who were abused. In Australia it was the Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. In the and The U.S. government signed many peace treaties with …show more content…
They were marched around 1,200 miles to eastern Oklahoma, then known as Indian Territory. Thousands died from disease and exposure on the way. This was
Such a devastating event to the Native Americans that it became known as the Trail of Tears.
Once that had been accomplished, settlers decided they should be able to have any land on the west side of the Mississippi River, too. Several hundred
Cheyenne were killed in the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 . In 1890 , Lakota people were
Killed even though they had already surrendered.
Many Americans are shocked and ashamed of the way native peoples were treated. We cannot change what has been. However, we can learn from our past and never treat people this way again. ericas,it was the Native Americans, who were called “Indians” by mistake.
The U.S. government signed many peace treaties with Native American s when the nation was young .A peace treaty is a document in which both sides
Agree on the terms for peace. Unfortunately, these treaties were often unfair to Native Americans. Many natives did not understand English well. They did
Not understand the treaty. Some native leaders signed away their rights to