Week 9 Blackboard Required Readings Questions How does Tecumseh need to convince the Osage people that the “white men” are dangerous and not to be trusted? Do you think that Tecumseh’s grievances against the white men are an accurate reflection of 19th century euro American attitudes about Indian people? Which of his grievances do you […]
Based on what you know of Native American history and the differences in culture between natives and whites, do you think there was ever a chance of peaceful coexistence between the two? Why or why not?
US History List and explain the improved methods of domestic transportation in the 19th century. How did these methods of transportation impact Americans’ lives in the 19th century? Read the document with speech excerpts from Tecumseh, Black Hawk, Geronimo, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, and Sitting Bull and answer these questions: What can you learn about […]
Describe the colonial origins of the American identity and a set of American values (freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equality, liberty, etc.).
Prompt Questions Option 1: Trace the legal development and growth of slavery in North America before and after the American Revolution (through the new republic). Which economic, geographic, and social factors encouraged growths of slavery in the colonial period (1607- 1775) and the early republican period (1780s through the 1810s)? How did the American Revolution […]
Discuss the stort of tecumseh and the quest for the leadership
tecumseh and the quest for the leadership The story of Tecumseh war revolves around the conflict between and American Indian assurance with the leadership of Shawnees steered by Tecumseh within the territories of Indian. (Hutton 284) even though the war was at its climax in 1811, it proceeded further for two years coming to an […]
Using Franklin’s assertions as a lens, compare his view with the view expressed in any one of these other three readings.
In Franklin’s “Remarks concerning the Savages”, Franklin makes comparisons between the ‘savage’ culture of the Native Americans and ‘civilized’; English culture. Both of these terms are used ironically. Using Franklin’s assertions as a lens, compare his view with the view expressed in any one (1) of these other three readings: John Smith, “What Happened until […]