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D267
Task 3
A1. The Cherokees had great success and were very prosperous, which led
to their refusal to leave their land. After miners found gold in the territory
that the Cherokees occupied, it forced the U.S. Congress to pass an act
known as the Indian Removal Act in 1830. This act gave President Jackson
the power to dismantle tribes. Actions that were taken included tribal
courts no longer being allowed to meet and Cherokee newspapers being
confiscated. They were forced to relocate to the West of the Mississippi. In
1938, the Cherokee began removal and so began “The Trail of Tears.” This
trail stretched over 5,000 miles towards Oklahoma. Many died before they
could even reach the new territory they would have to learn to call home.
(WGU. 2020)
A2. After the “Indian Wars,” the U.S. was still unsatisfied with the outcome.
They wanted more policies to determine a vast majority of decisions, from
where they lived to whether they could even be a part of American society.
Children were forced into boarding schools as they were to forget their
culture and tribes to become more Americanized. These boarding schools
had harsh grips on these students as they were to cut their hair, have no
relation to their tribe, and speak nothing other than the English language.
The tribes were forced to live in new reservations that were specifically
chosen to try and break them of their ways. The resources on these
reservations were so scarce and could not provide enough for their people.
This caused starvation among the tribes, leading to government
dependency. The tribes who practiced religious beliefs were pulled from the
reservations and forced into the U.S. military at times because even though
there was sovereignty their religious practices were still forbidden.
(WGU.2020)
A3. While the government pushed as hard as it could to dismantle these
tribes and break them of their ways, the Native Americans stayed true to
themselves and showed resilience. There were many Native Americans who
were forced to integrate into American society but stayed true to their
beliefs. They went on to be doctors, anthropologists, and even in political
, positions. They were known as living in two worlds. By 1994, Congress
finally passed an amendment to the American Indian Religious Freedom Act
of 1978. In this addendum, there was a major enforcement of what the
original act stood on, but it also gave protection at a federal level for native
Americans to continue practicing their spiritual beliefs. Native Americans
were able to secure fishing rights and land claims. Many steps forward after
years of not giving up and ignoring treaties that the government had
deemed “fair” finally led to the rights being secured for all the remaining
and future Native Americans. (WGU.2020)
B1. While Japanese migrants were very common and widely accepted in
Hawaii, once Hawaii was annexed by the United States, these Japanese
migrants were recruited to California, Washington, and Oregon starting in
the early 1860s. At first, they were very welcomed for their hard work as
farmers and the contributions they were making to the states. However,
they soon faced a lot of opposition from white Americans. The white
Americans felt threatened by these migrants as they saw them as an
economic threat. The wages for America had already been set, but as the
migrants came in, they were accused of accepting lower wages, which
ripped jobs from the white man. Propaganda started to form as the Japanese
migrants were being attacked for the way their skin looked and that they
didn’t speak only English. By 1913, California passed Alien Land Laws in
California that prohibited aliens “ineligible for citizenship.” The U.S.
naturalization law was only to be for free white people, African aliens, and
those of African descent. This was the first sanctioned discrimination.
(WGU.2020)
B2. While things never started to become better for the Japanese migrants,
matters did get even worse after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Executive
Order 9066 was signed by President Roosevelt, giving the army power to
remove people from military areas to avoid any form of “sabotage or
espionage.” The army took this grant of power to start moving anyone of
Japanese ancestry, including those who were American born. They were
placed in internment camps that did not have very good living conditions.
Roughly 127,000 or 90 percent of people who have a Japanese ethnicity
again, regardless of where they were born, were sent to these camps. They
could only bring very few of their possessions. (WGU.2020)
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D267
Task 3
A1. The Cherokees had great success and were very prosperous, which led
to their refusal to leave their land. After miners found gold in the territory
that the Cherokees occupied, it forced the U.S. Congress to pass an act
known as the Indian Removal Act in 1830. This act gave President Jackson
the power to dismantle tribes. Actions that were taken included tribal
courts no longer being allowed to meet and Cherokee newspapers being
confiscated. They were forced to relocate to the West of the Mississippi. In
1938, the Cherokee began removal and so began “The Trail of Tears.” This
trail stretched over 5,000 miles towards Oklahoma. Many died before they
could even reach the new territory they would have to learn to call home.
(WGU. 2020)
A2. After the “Indian Wars,” the U.S. was still unsatisfied with the outcome.
They wanted more policies to determine a vast majority of decisions, from
where they lived to whether they could even be a part of American society.
Children were forced into boarding schools as they were to forget their
culture and tribes to become more Americanized. These boarding schools
had harsh grips on these students as they were to cut their hair, have no
relation to their tribe, and speak nothing other than the English language.
The tribes were forced to live in new reservations that were specifically
chosen to try and break them of their ways. The resources on these
reservations were so scarce and could not provide enough for their people.
This caused starvation among the tribes, leading to government
dependency. The tribes who practiced religious beliefs were pulled from the
reservations and forced into the U.S. military at times because even though
there was sovereignty their religious practices were still forbidden.
(WGU.2020)
A3. While the government pushed as hard as it could to dismantle these
tribes and break them of their ways, the Native Americans stayed true to
themselves and showed resilience. There were many Native Americans who
were forced to integrate into American society but stayed true to their
beliefs. They went on to be doctors, anthropologists, and even in political
, positions. They were known as living in two worlds. By 1994, Congress
finally passed an amendment to the American Indian Religious Freedom Act
of 1978. In this addendum, there was a major enforcement of what the
original act stood on, but it also gave protection at a federal level for native
Americans to continue practicing their spiritual beliefs. Native Americans
were able to secure fishing rights and land claims. Many steps forward after
years of not giving up and ignoring treaties that the government had
deemed “fair” finally led to the rights being secured for all the remaining
and future Native Americans. (WGU.2020)
B1. While Japanese migrants were very common and widely accepted in
Hawaii, once Hawaii was annexed by the United States, these Japanese
migrants were recruited to California, Washington, and Oregon starting in
the early 1860s. At first, they were very welcomed for their hard work as
farmers and the contributions they were making to the states. However,
they soon faced a lot of opposition from white Americans. The white
Americans felt threatened by these migrants as they saw them as an
economic threat. The wages for America had already been set, but as the
migrants came in, they were accused of accepting lower wages, which
ripped jobs from the white man. Propaganda started to form as the Japanese
migrants were being attacked for the way their skin looked and that they
didn’t speak only English. By 1913, California passed Alien Land Laws in
California that prohibited aliens “ineligible for citizenship.” The U.S.
naturalization law was only to be for free white people, African aliens, and
those of African descent. This was the first sanctioned discrimination.
(WGU.2020)
B2. While things never started to become better for the Japanese migrants,
matters did get even worse after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Executive
Order 9066 was signed by President Roosevelt, giving the army power to
remove people from military areas to avoid any form of “sabotage or
espionage.” The army took this grant of power to start moving anyone of
Japanese ancestry, including those who were American born. They were
placed in internment camps that did not have very good living conditions.
Roughly 127,000 or 90 percent of people who have a Japanese ethnicity
again, regardless of where they were born, were sent to these camps. They
could only bring very few of their possessions. (WGU.2020)
