What technology did the First Nations use?

Traditionally First Nations communities created tools out of natural resources and used them for hunting, fishing, and textile making. For example: the Dakelh made arrow and spearheads out of stone, bone, antlers, teeth, and wood. Beaver nets were made out of caribou hide and plant bark which was woven together.

What do you see as the primary difference between Native American and European American conceptions of land and ownership?

I think they viewed the Native Americans as such a threat because their culture was so strong and they didn’t just give up their land to the white Americans they fought as hard as they could for it. What was the effect of the Dawes Act on Native American cultural beliefs and traditions?

What were the effects of the French and Indian War on America?

Europeans continued to enter the country following the French and Indian War, and they continued their aggression against Native Americans. Another consequence of allying with Europeans was that Native Americans were often fighting neighboring tribes.

How did the 17th and 18th century epidemics affect Native American populations?

Though many epidemics happened prior to the colonial era in the 1500s, several large epidemics occurred in the 17 th and 18 th centuries among various Native American populations. With the population sick and decreasing, it became more and more difficult to mount an opposition to European expansion.

How did manifest destiny affect the 19th century?

During the 19th century, the ideology of manifest destiny became integral to the American nationalist movement. Expansion of European-American populations to the west after the American Revolution resulted in increasing pressure on Native American lands, warfare between the groups, and rising tensions.

Who won the war between the Iroquois and Algonquians?

The English allied with the Iroquois Confederacy, while the Algonquian-speaking tribes joined forces with the French and the Spanish. The English won the war, and claimed all of the land east of the Mississippi River.