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…The Europeans who "discovered" North America, it has been said, were those men who believed least in its existence: merchants and adventurers looking for a northwest ocean passage to the Far East. The continent - inhabited by Inuits and Amer-Indians…

…What is Lacrosse? Summary: Lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America, and dates back to the 1400’s. Lacrosse did not become well know until the 1600’s. The first person to acknowledge the game of lacrosse was Jean de Brebeuf. He saw Indians…

…. The sex ratio was mostly male however there were a substantial amount of females present as well. Brazil also had sugar plantations that required many laborers. Brazil was ruled by the Portuguese. And first they enslaved Indians. But the epidemics…

…ideals of the revolution was freed for all people, but this created unexpected problems. Tributes were eliminated and Indians were given rights as citizens, but the national governments quickly realized they depended on the income obtained from the tributes…

…the lower classes live in poverty and humiliation. Because dowries are judged by there size and expense, the practice makes it nearly impossible for members of the lower class to move up the social ladder. However, the ironic aspect is that Indian dowry…

…of sores. Type 2 diabetes is more common in older people, especially older women who are overweight, and occurs more often among African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians. Compared with non-Hispanic whites, diabetes rates are about 60 percent higher…

…of the people got used to eating it. And that’s why many died. Another disaster was when the Puritans suffered their first major Indian attack in nearly forty years in 1675. Twelve frontier towns were eventually destroyed and some six hundred Puritans were killed…

…with a group of Indians as a sled dog. Whereas in The Call of the Wild the main character was first a domesticated dog and then driven into the wild. White Fang was taken in by an Indian as a pup, and taught to live the ways of a domesticated sled-dog. One day his…

…of a governor and royal council, appointed by the king, and a legislature elected by the colonists. However Oglethorpe still had strong say in the government. When the Colony has just started Orthope started a good relationship with the Indians. The Indians…

…"undesirable" groups such as Middle Easterners, Hindu and East Indians, and the Japanese. The Chinese themselves remained ineligible for citizenship until 1943."…