Essays Tagged: "Nez Perce people"

Manifest Destiny and its negative effect on the Native American populations, esp. CA Indians (Cupenos and Nez Perce) and their placement upon reservations.

nd agreements. One such tribe to fall victim to the white encroachment upon their territory was the Nez Perce of North Western Oregon. The Nez Perce agreed to an 1855 treaty that guaranteed the tribe ... e people who were beginning to invade their lands. Unfortunately, gold was soon discovered upon the Nez Perce land and the settlers wanted a larger portion of that land. The resulting 1863 treaty was ...

(4 pages) 78 0 2.6 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Army Captures Chief Joseph on Montana Battlefield- A newspaper article

lity, and prosperity on the frontier of American settlement. Chief Joseph and his renegade tribe of Nez Perce Indians will be transported to Fort Leavenworth as prisoners. The vacant land in Idaho wil ... ted for Joseph to respond to fair treaty until several settlers were found dead. In an interview Ebenezer Clark, a farmer and father of two kids, stated: "I am so glad that they [Chief Josephs tribe] ...

(4 pages) 22 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

ESSAY About My Generation

about something I have no real connection with.Every new generation is different from the one that perceded it, but today the difference is very marked indeed. The gap between the different generatio ...

(2 pages) 21 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

feminism

abandons Bozeman trailIndians wipe out Custer & army when they invade Sioux reservation for goldNez Perce Indians in northeastern Oregon won fight against whites in 1877 after they tried to herd t ...

(3 pages) 1 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers