A symbol’s meaning is rooted in its perception and that perception is shaped over time and defined by what a person experiences throughout life. Because of this, a symbol’s meaning can also change over time. The Confederate flag, one of America’s most controversial symbols, has a long history. When the Confederate flag was first used post-Civil War, it typically accompanied some kind of Confederate memorial or monument dedication (Martinez, 2008).
Out of six First Nation groups, we agree Lower Kootenay Band to be the most favorable one to propose our wind energy project to after discussing with my group members. They have a very open territory of 6,000 acres, and a small population. Currently, they are seeking “Clean Energy Opportunities” and our business fits right in the criteria. The reason we did not choose Hesquiaht and Tsawout First Nation is because both are located on Vancouver Island with relatively denser population and many tourists. Ferries and ships occupy the sea nearby, almost impossible to develop offshore wind turbines.
Confederate monuments were initially constructed to commemorate Confederate
(Fleming, 2009) President Washington yelled these words in extreme frustration after receiving word that the Western Confederacy had decisively defeated Major General St. Claire and destroyed the Western Army in the Northwest Territory. The Western Confederacy, led by Miami chief Little Turtle, consisted of Indian warriors from the Miami, Shawnee and Potawatomi tribes. (Henretta, 2012) These tribes united to keep American “whites” from settling their lands, which they claimed north of the Ohio River. The Confederacy used raids and violence to instill fear and unrest in the Northwest Territory. For the United States to claim the Northwest Territory in reality and not just as stated in the Treaty of Paris, the Indians had to be dealt with.
The main idea of this book is how different people view the topic on the Confederacy’s defeat: why, how, and what happened? Most of the authors whose work contributed to this book
He created a confederacy called the “Iroquois Confederacy”, an alliance or nation. The five tribes became the “Iroquois Confederacy” after they were united. In a confederacy, people work together and learn from each other to make them
Thus the war began not as one between slave soil and free soil, but one for the Union with slaveholders on both sides and many proslavery sympathizers in the North. 8. What Indians tribes supported the Confederacy & which supported the Union? The “Five Civilized Tribes”: Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles sided with the Confederacy. These tribes were allowed to send delegates to the Confederate Congress.
In the background you can see a building on fire and dead bodies on the ground. In the background on the south side you can see what looks like a family, but as you look closer you see that they have chains around their wrists. This shows how the south would re-enslave African Americans. The confederate flag in the upper right corner has words written all over it, most are very hard to make out. The words on the flag are
Also, in the textbook, chapter 17, lesson 1 (The Goals of War) states, “The Confederacy wanted to be an independent nation. To do this, it did not have to invade the
Letter to the Editor, Your article regarding Where the Confederacy Is Rising Again, was an intriguing article due to the interviews which took place within. The individuals who were interviewed each grasped an opinion which differed from one another, as well as partial correspondence regarding some factors which played into the perspective of each interviewee. Collecting data on constructed viewpoints which differ from one another made this article more compelling as a reader because of the controversy concerning the topic. The symbolization in which the Confederate flag clasps as well as its substructure is the primary basis for the controversy over the matter.
It became known as the six nations after the Tuscarora joined in 1722. The Iroquois Confederacy was in New York closer to the Great Lakes. Deganawida and the Iroquois had an significant impact on tribal relations in
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy is considered to be one of the longest continuously existing paricipary democracies in the world. They beleived in consensious, equality, and living together under the same house as six equal nations interacting as if they were a family. That is why the Haudenosaunee Confederacy is often refered to the "people of the longhouse". The six nations all came together after many years at war, in order to resolve their conflicts, they all signed the Great Law of Peace to end their conflict and become the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Nations included the Mowhawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora and Onadaga.
Cherokee is also an Iroquoian language, Though the Cherokee are not part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The five iroquois nations, calling themselves as the people of the longhouse before it was only five nations and they are called Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca and then Tuscarora joined in the year of 1722, The confederacy became to the English as the
This theme of sacrifice and determination found in the Confederate’s letters are also seen abundantly in the Union’s letters. In fact, 67% of Unionists expressed patriotic convictions while only 66% of Confederate soldiers did the same. The northerners were convinced that if they left the South alone, it would result in the representative government coming to an end. To them, secession was a deadly challenge to the foundation of the United States of law and order. If this was destroyed, anarchy and despotism were sure to ensue.
This loyalty was a significant characteristic of Southern Nationalism. The flag of the Confederacy was also another symbol of Southern Nationalism. “The Confederate government quickly became for the South, the successor to the federal government at Washington. A flag, the “ Stars and Bars,” was adopted for the new republic after a study by a committee that concluded that keeping the United States “Stars and Stripes” would be impractical and unpatriotic.” Southerners feared that white supremacy was in danger and feared slave rebellions.
