By the early 1860s, American soldiers had situated themselves in many places where Native American tribes lived. Many had moved into a large territory known as the Colorado Plateau. This swath of land covered four corners of Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

Many white settlers within the Colorado Plateau and beyond believed it was their right to take fertile land and make the best of it. At the time, this was popular philosophy was known as “manifest destiny.” New Americans considered it their duty to expand their culture and religion across the continent by any means necessary, and saw Native Americans as obstacles on their path toward glory. In New Mexico, the US government was showing increased interest in kicking the natives off their land.

In 1863, on the orders of New Mexico’s Army commander, General James H. Carleton, US soldiers began the removal of Navajo tribes from their homes. The plan was to force them through western New Mexico to Fort Sumner at Bosque Redondo. Fort Sumner was to be an Indian Reservation occupying 40 square miles. The Native Americans who were taken there called Fort Sumner “Hwéeldi.”

The Navajo refer to this forced removal as “the Long Walk.” Mescalero Apache tribes were also forced to leave their land. Native American homes were burned, their fields destroyed, and they were left with no other choice than to submit to the demands of the white settlers.

The Long Walk began in January 1864. More than 8,500 men, women, and children made the trek during a frigid winter. Over 50 Native American groups traveled more than 300 miles over the course of three years. Several hundred Navajo died along the way, while slave traders captured others. Those unable to keep up were shot. It was a horrific and tragic experience for all involved.

Firsthand Accounts
Not only did Native Americans die along the journey to Fort Sumner, they also suffered terrible conditions and perished in great numbers during the years they lived there. When the ordeal was over, many who survived the Long Walk did not wish to speak of it.

Mary Pioche, a descendant once said, “When men and women talk about Hwéeldi (Fort Sumner), they say it is something you cannot really talk about, or they say that they would rather not talk about it. Every time their thoughts go back to Hwéeldi, they remember their relatives, families, and friends who were killed by the enemies. They watched them die, and they suffered with them, so they break into tears and start crying. That is why we only know segments of stories, pieces here and there. Nobody really knows the whole story about Hwéeldi.”

In a book published by the Navajo Community College Press titled Navajo Stories of the Long Walk Period, descendants of those who survived the Long Walk spoke candidly. Here are two of those firsthand accounts:

"According to my great-grandmother, when the journey to Fort Sumner began (they) had hardly anything to comfort them or the keep warm... Women carried their babies on the backs and walked all the way hundreds of miles. They didn’t know where they were headed. Finally, (they) reached their destination, but they were to shed many tears during their stay at Hwéeldi. The rations that were given out were unfamiliar to them and made them sick, and many died of the food." – Florence Charley

"During the third year (at Fort Sumner) women, young men and girls cried, and the men said, ‘We miss our country; give our country back to us.’" – Eli Gorman

On June 1, 1868, United States General William T. Sherman visited Fort Sumner. After negotiating with the Navajo chief and other tribal leaders, Sherman agreed to allow the tribe to return to their homeland. At sunrise on June 18, the Navajo people left Fort Sumner forever.



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Consider the oral histories documented in this passage. How you would feel if this experience happened to you?

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I would feel very upset if that was happening to me because this is MY LAND and yeah-

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Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States, in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion, do . . . order and designate as the States and parts of the States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit:

Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the Parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, Terre Bonne, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the City of New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkely, Accomae, Northamptom, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth), and which excepted parts are for the present left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.

–Emancipation Proclamation,

Abraham Lincoln

Why are several parishes in Louisiana exempt from the effects of the proclamation?

They did not join the Confederacy.
They did not sign a declaration of secession.
They are not now in rebellion against the US.
They are not slaveholding parishes.

What action does a patriot support?


A
The colonist paying taxes to England.

B
The colonies staying loyal to England.

C
The colonies gaining independence from Britain.

D
The colonies following all British laws.

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An example of a mixed economy leaning toward a command market is __________.

A.

North Korea

B.

South Africa

C.

Canada

D.

France


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A

B

C

D

Which of these was NOT addressed by the Constitution of 1917?
a) land reform
b) voting rights
c) ending the monarchy
d) more rights for workers

And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence; and I recommend to them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages.

–Emancipation Proclamation,

Abraham Lincoln

Which statement summarizes the excerpt?

Freed persons should rely on faith and find labor they enjoy and that pays well.
Enslaved persons should peacefully declare their freedom and refrain from working for low wages.
When possible, freed persons should get jobs, work hard, and remain peaceful.
To the best of their abilities, freed persons should continue to labor and defend their freedom.

(PLEASE HELP!!!)That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons or any of them in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.

–Emancipation Proclamation,

Abraham Lincoln

What role will the executive government and military authorities play in upholding the proclamation?

They will maintain and protect the rights of free persons with respect to freedom.
They will persecute states and persons that have engaged in rebellion against the US.
They will do acts to liberate enslaved persons in any and all states.
They will recognize the freedom of persons and states in rebellion with the US.

Rome was located 15 miles up the Tiber River in order to protect the city from raid by militia.


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True
False

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This president's popularity with the "common man" changed politics in Washington, D.C. (think $20) *
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Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
William Henry Harrison

Describe the working conditions of the average indentured servant.

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What country was formed after the Russian Civil War ended in 1922?
A. the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
B. the Russian Federation
C. the People's Republic of Russia
D. the Russian Republic

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What landmark was Bartolomeu Dias the first European to reach?
a) Straits of Maellan
b) Northwest Passage
c) tasmania
d) Cape of Good hope

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How did the war affect the lives of women and minority citizens? Check all that apply.
a) Women joined the armed forces.
b) Women were hired to do jobs traditionally done by men.
c) Minority citizens were able to find jobs more easily.
d) More than one million African American soldiers fought.
e) All forms of discrimination were made illegal.
*this is referring to world war 2

Why did the French reinstate the Code Noir after gaining Louisiana from Spain?

to protect free people of color from enslavement
to establish restrictions on the slave trade
to allow for the expansion of slavery
to reduce the chance of a revolt by enslaved people

Which of the following was characteristic of the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas?

What is the ninth amendment and what does it include? Explain in Detail

Because Jesus was God's Son He didn't have to pray. True or False

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why did Columbus call the people he encountered "Indians"?
a) it was the Spanish word for strangers.
b) They looked like people he had seen in India
c) that is the name they called themselves
d) He thought he had reached the east indies
d)

Why did the Framers promise to add a bill of rights to the U.S. Constitution following ratification?
A.
Anti-Federalists would not support the U.S. Constitution without a list of rights being promised.
B.
Anti-Federalists convinced the Federalists that it would be harder to ratify with a bill of rights.
C.
Federalists convinced the Anti-Federalists that it would be easier to ratify with a bill of rights.
D.
Federalists would not support the U.S. Constitution without a list of rights being promised.
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how did germany feel about the treaty of vercallies 3 reasons

According to George Washington, how is the Whiskey Tax different than the taxation by the British?

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The chart below represents the steps in the process of a bill becoming a law. Use the chart to answer the following question.

The image represents the process of a bill becoming a law. It shows a set of parallel lines that merge, then split into two, and then merge again. Moving left to right, the top line has boxes labeled: A, C, E, G, and H. The bottom line has boxes labeled: B, D, F, and I. Boxes A and B, C and D, E and F, H and I, are paired. G is the only box on the top line without a corresponding box on the bottom line. Continuing to move from left to right, the two lines merge into one and have one box labeled J. Then the lines separate into two parallel lines again. The top line is labeled with box K and the bottom line is labeled with box L. The two parallel lines continue to the right where they again merge into one line, with an arrow pointing to a final box labeled M.
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Which section of this chart represents a point at which a bill needs approval from a majority of people in both
chambers to advance?

E and F
A and B
H and I
C and D

While the US and Britain were ______ during the American Revolution, the two main countries are ___ today.

A. Friends; enemies
B. Partners; rivals
C. Opponents; adversaries
D. Foes; allies

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An important outcome of the XYZ Affair was the creation of the Department of the Navy and the increase of the navy's size. True or False??