... young Americans."(Rugoff 1989: 40) The Astor fortune was based on alcohol and fraud; drunken Native Americans were systematically cheated and swindled by agents of Astor's American Fur Company. When the Native Americans complained to the American government Astor's agents or henchmen resorted to violence. When the Native Americans retaliated, troops were sent to quell the "Indian disorder", in the form of total ... , as secretary of war, "Cass was to hear and dismiss charges of corruption, extortion, trespass and violence against the American Fur Company and its representatives"(Myers 193...

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... Emancipation and Reconstruction, 1862-1879" focuses on the issues and literature produces on the events following the Civil War. The development of the Reconstruction period can be traced back to the history of Independence. In 1776 Britain's American colonies broke from its mother country and formed a new ... as the nation grew. In the initial years of America, the country faced many diverse challenges, of establishing new colonies, resistance from native Indians, Mexico Spanish wars and inter-state conflicts. The most traumatic event in nation's history after its independence was the ...

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... of yet another. This is simply a historical statement of fact. The historical record of how white Europeans conquered North America by destroying the native population and how they then built their new nation's economy on the backs of kidnapped Africans who had been turned into chattel are facts that ... was better off than the average European. Africans produced more steel, more textiles and more gold than Europeans. They produced more art an ornaments, and their literature -while still largely oral (except in Islamic controlled regions) - was thriving at a time when Europe was still st...

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