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Jan 1, 1492
North America Percentage
Approimately 100% of the population on North America was Native American at the time of initial contact with Europe. -
Jan 1, 1492
Largest Cause of Death
Disease was the largest cause of death for Native Americans upon EUropean contact -
Jan 1, 1570
The Iroquois Confederation
The Iroquois Confederation was one of the models for the U.S. Constitution. -
Crispus Attucks Mother
Crispus Attucks’ mother was member of Natick. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was partly designed to preserve land west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans. -
American Revolution
The majority of the Native Americans sided with the British in the American Revolution. -
First Treaty Signed
The first treaty signed between Native Americans and the U.S. government was in 1778. -
Tecumseh and his Brother Tenskwatawa
Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa united the Eastern Tribes to resist United States expansion in the Ohio Valley and beyond. -
California
Approximately 20,000 Native Americans in California had the status of slaves in the region’s Missions in 1820. -
Trail of Tears
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Trail of Tears
The forced migration of the Cherokee nations from Georgia to Oklahoma of Indian territory. -
Reservation System
The Reservation system set aside parcels of land for distinct Native American groups. -
Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph attempted to lead the Nez Perce to Canada. -
Carlisle School
An example of European Americans assimilating Native American children. -
Wounded Knee
The final battle in the European settling of the western United States. -
Ghost Dance
The Ghost Dance 1890was a spiritual movement by Native Americans to resist European domination. -
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe won gold medals in the 1912 Olympics and was considered the greatest athlete in the world at the time. -
Carlisle School (Boarding School)
Native American boarding schools forbid children from speaking their own languages -
Citizens
Native Americans were recognized as U.S. citizens in 1924 -
Charles Curtis
The only U.S. Vice President with Native American Bloodlines was Charles Curtis -
Navajo Language
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Navajo Language
The Navajo language was used as a code by the U.S. military in WW2 -
American Indian Movement
An organization set up to fight for Native American rights. -
Alcatraz
Native Americans occupied Alcatraz in San Francisco to force the Federal Government to honor one of its Treaties. -
The Trail of Broken Treaties
A political action designed to raise awareness about the plight of Native Americans -
Laws
It was illegal for Native Americans to practice their religion until 1978 -
North America Percentage
The percentage of the population of North America that is Native American is 1% -
Largest Native Population
The U.S. city currently that has the largest Native American population by number is New York -
Government Capacity
The government capacity that has the Highest represented Native Americans per capital is the Military.
