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…-dressed scholar form Amsterdam. Then at his first appearance in the book he is very wild looking with wild dress from living with Indians. Third of all, his expression changes. At the beginning he has a look of calm intelligence. Now his face has become…

…goes for William's second example. Jim, a man who ends up in a small South America town, during what seems to be an execution. The captain gives him an offer to kill one of the Indians himself and let the others go free, but if Jim refuses then all…

…of the British in the French and Indian War led to Britain's conquest of the American colonies. As Britain's control of the colonies was gained French and Spanish control diminished. One advantage English colonies had over other colonies was their diversity…

…of diseases and infection. When American settlers began arriving, Indians often guided them through the mountains or let them stake a claim on tribal lands in exchange for gunpowder, food, clothes, or horses. Unfortunately, the traders and settlers also brought…

…-citizens, Indians, and slaves. This contradicts the idea of equal participation and treatment of all people. Take the Indians for example. They are granted a degree of self-rule and freedom from certain laws and requirements such as taxes. So…

…finished the trip. Captain of the Victoria, Juan Sebastian del Cano, sailed across the Indian Ocean, around southern Africa, and then northward in the Atlantic. Three years after leaving Spain the Victoria returned home with only 18 Europeans and 4 Indians.…

…two years. Lewis and Clark started up the Missouri River from St. Louis and traveled almost 7,700 miles to the Pacific Coast. They returned with maps of the frontier and information about the region’s natural resources and the Indian tribes who lived…

…remains inadvertently discovered on federal land, NAGPRA regulations require the government to notify Indian tribes "likely to be culturally affiliated with" the remains, tribes "which aboriginally occupied the area," and "any other Indian tribe...reasonably…

…was a silversmith who served in the militia in the French and Indian War. In the begining of the 1670's Paul joined the Sons of Liberty, but this was only the begining. Later, he led a group of diguised Indians in the Boston Tea Party of 1773. Though all these things…

…;         Indian Wars in the western territories of US          1803, Louisiana Purchase sold to US by Napoleon          Pushed boundaries further to the West          Louisiana Territory doubled size of the US …