SOUTHWEST SETTLEMENTS The Southwest was home to many cultures, some forced, and some created. Although there was quite for many years for the local Native Americans. Spaniards took over and controlled much land to create much of what is left today. But not only were Native American’s controlled, land was formed and taken as well. Resulting in what is left today in modern culture. But there are differences and some similarities to the French and English territories to the North East. Once the Spaniards invaded, what happened to most culture? What happened to the land? What happened to the people? The Spaniards are invading Mexico, taking away the Mayan empire and their gold. Although, this wasn’t enough, so they explored north of Mexico until they entered what is now the US territory. Upon entering, not much was different, everything was still a desert, but there was life, the Native Americans. Many of which were either …show more content…
There’s an end. The local Pueblo people were tired of being controlled. So they planned to rebel, planned to bite back. And so they did on August 10, they revolted the infamous fight titled the “Pueblo Revolt”. They succeeded in doing this by pushing back all of the Spaniards back. Gaining their land and personal freedom back from them. But the Pueblo revolt wasn’t the only rebellion that happened from Native Americans. In the North East, other tribes attacked settlers because they settled on their land, most being successful, others not. If the Pueblos were not able to win against the Spaniards. Most likely, Spain would have advanced into the US. And the English would have fought with Spain and France. Possibly resulting in a different US that what it is today. Perhaps, territories would have been altered and religions including Catholicism would have spread throughout the lands. Many possibilities would have happened, but thanks to the Pueblo Revolt, the U.S is what it is
Firstly, Blackhawk discusses the rise of the Spanish nations and how it was one of the first things to effect the Native Indians from trade to needing warfare supplies like rifles and ammunition. However this did not last long as Blackhawk goes into depth about how slavery has played a very large role into their economies. This also ties into another main concept in this book and it is about how the Indians have played a major role no matter what is was in the rise and fall of each of these nations. In the text (The Last Years of the Ute-Comanche Alliance pg.45-46) Blackhawk discussed how New Mexican’s started to take native Indians as slaves. Which is the start of many major hardships they encounter over this period of time.
Chapter 1 Continuity and Change in Aztec CultureIn this week’s reading the authorsargue about how the Aztec Empire was able to aggressively expand its political and economic dominion over much of central Mexicoand its sudden and dramatic fall. The Aztec Empire was established around the year 1430 and lasted through 1521. The most important elements of this culture were the agriculture, religion (polytheistic), floating islets, stabilized by stakes, lakes and muddy lands of the region (where they cultivated maize, vegetables and flowers), metallurgy, weaving, craftsmanship and a very developed architecture. After the discovery of America, in 1492, many navigators and adventurers hired and aided by the Spanish Crown
Hernan Cortes entered Aztec territory in the 1500s. The Aztec didn’t understand why they were there. The Spanish were looking to convert people to the Catholic religion and gold to capture. They sure captured gold. The city was filled with shops and restaurants and even hairdressers.
After the Civil War ended many people were in hope of finding land since population was increasing. Since the West was underdeveloped and uncivilized, many decided to expand the land. First the Louisiana Purchase increased the opportunity of expansion. Then industrialization and the Homestead Act also caused many companies encouraged to move West due to the low cost of land and that the transportation was provided through the railroads. In order to complete such goals, something had to be done with the Natives since it conflicted with their home area.
The Pueblo Revolt was an essential event in American-indigenous history. After almost a century of colonial rule and torment by the Spaniards, the pueblo people revolted and fought for their lands. It was an incredible event as it was a fight for their independence and culture, and freedom from the torture the Spanish had put on them. The revolt resulted from several factors including religious and economic exploitation, as well as torment from the Spanish colonizers. The causes leading up to the revolt were the series of events that the pueblo people had to endure.
Indians had already, for them, been a nusiance and with many more Americans moving westward it was almost inevitable what they were going to do to them. Power hungry and land hungry people began pushing and pushing until finally many Natives broke. Many packed up and head westward without a problem, wanting to avoid any sort of conflict, many took in upon them selves to leave before things got to ugly. Others waited, signed treaties, and got manipulated into leaving as the whites kept on pushing. Others fought, eventually, as those whites that were power hungry, completly
The role of religion had a major part in the lead up to the revolt. It was the conflict of religion that caused the revolt to happen with the conversion to Catholicism, the injustices were done to the Puebloan people, and rebirth of the Pueblo people had. There was a lot that made this revolt. With the Spanish coming over they brought many things with them.
Native Americans are the indigenous people of the United States, they have an extensive rich history, and stories of sorrow and bravery. Within the lower 48 states are the Great Plains American tribes, these tribes live in a region where there are few trees with valleys and rolling hills. This is where the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma as well as many other tribes resides in. With quite a dearth tribe, their highest population being 3,522 present day, but although they weren’t large they are known for their abounding cultural tradition and past. The Ponca tribe of Oklahoma had a mixed culture of the Middle Mississippi and Plains people.
INTRODUCTION Throughout the 1840s and 1850s a major war happened called the Mexican American War which drastically changed the U.S. and Mexico and lead to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to be signed and which established the Rio Grande and not the Nueces River as the U.S Border. This also lead to the U.S. annexation of Texas and lead to the Mexico agreeing to sell California and the rest of the territory for 15 million. So you 're probably wondering why the war was fought but you 'll find that out later.
In the 16th Century, Spain became one of the European forces to reckon with. To expand even further globally, Spanish conquistadors were sent abroad to discover lands, riches, and North America and its civilizations. When the Spanish and Native American groups met one another, they judged each other, as they were both unfamiliar with the people that stood before them. The Native American and Spanish views and opinions of one another are more similar than different because when meeting and getting to know each other, neither the Spaniards nor the Native Americans saw the other group of people as human. Both groups of people thought of one another as barbaric monsters and were confused and amazed by each other’s cultures.
Native Americans flourished in North America, but over time white settlers came and started invading their territory. Native Americans were constantly being thrown and pushed off their land. Sorrowfully this continued as the Americans looked for new opportunities and land in the West. When the whites came to the west, it changed the Native American’s lives forever. The Native Americans had to adapt to the whites, which was difficult for them.
First of all, Native Americans were settled on a hotbed of natural resources which included oil and precious metals such as silver and gold. There was also much fertile land that would entice farmers and frontiersmen to move out west. On this land there was so much potential economic opportunity for farmers, cattle drivers, miners and many other occupations. The government developed the popular public misconception that the indians were misusing the land and that Americans had the right to take advantage of the opportunities that lie in the west. These ideas led to the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 which authorized encroachment of Indian lands by the US government in order to divide up reservations and control Indian activity.
The Spanish terrorized Native Americans, which led many natives to fear the Spanish, and caused some to revolt against their reign. According to Eric Foner, “the Spanish forced tens of thousands of Indians to work in gold and silver mines, which
Spain began to introduce new foods into Mexican cuisine, such as wheat, meats, and olive oil. Spain was able to take techniques from mexican cuisine and blend it into their own. Native americans were also looked as like lower class people. Higher social groups like the europeans were trying to convert Native Americans to act and become civilized. Civilized meaning participating in traditions that the Spanish did.
Chavez, Chavez speaks about the first migration of Chicano ancestors and the affects the migration had on how Chicanos see themselves. Western Hemisphere is the arrival area for the ancestors of Chicanos and other indigenous Americans. They arrived in the west in small groups they started this journey forty to seventy thousand years ago since human have existed in the old world for millions of year already the discovery of America was actually the finding of the new world. The descendants of the first arrivals spread south from the starting point all the way to South America where they arrived about 11,000 B.C. during this migration countless of groups broke off and went their own way and establish themselves in local area. After taking Mexico City in 1521 the Spanish decided to go north for new lands to conquer and project their own myths onto the unknown region that was to become the southwest.