Manifest destiny and the american conquest of northern mexico, and the american wests role in the crisis over slavery, but were going to examine them from a slightly different perspective. A few weeks ago we read about indian removal, wrote about indian removal in the 19th century and how it was shaped by expansion of american democracy, as well as the expanding cotton economy and in your readings, indian nations like the cherokees were victimized in the state of georgia, as well as land hungry settlers, but the cher key nations willingness to press advantages in resisting removal illustrate how indians throughout north america continued to change in creative and dynamic ways to make colonialism work in their favor. With that in mind i want to revisit california today, because when dont i want to revisit california, and consider the ways california indian societies continued this practice beyond the mission era, which youre familiar with, and helped to build californias economy, attrac
Shaped by the expansion of the american democracy and the cotton economy. Indian nations like the cherokees were victimized by the United States government, the state of georgia as well as land hungry settlers, but the nations willingness to adapt and press all possible advantages illustrates how indians continued well beyond the colonial area to change to make colonialism work in their favor. With that in mind, i want to revisit california today. And consider the ways Californian Indian societies continued the practice after the mission era, and helped to build californias economy, attract settlers, and transform the territory into a economically vital american state during the gold rush. This transformation hinged on the work of indian people. As you remember, catholic missionaries where the vanguard of Spanish Colonial settlement in california. Franciscan missionaries envision the Northern Frontier in which indians would be converted into spanish subjects loyal to the crown and will
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Several cities demonstrators are protesting social inequality in price hikes is the cradle of the arab spring on the verge of a crackdown. Also coming up scaling new high well meet an incredible rock climber from hong kong whos determined to fulfill his dreams despite losing the use of his left. Im good to have you with us tonight time is running alps political leaders here in germany are bracing for a long and difficult night of negotiations the german chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives and the center left as theyre trying to see if they have enough Common Ground to enter a formal Coalition Talks now the exploratory talks entered their final day today the chancellor saying at the beginning of the day the stakes are high and the outcome far from certain. Orcon often there are still big hurdles to overcome. In stuff thirty seeking from my party i can say well be as constructive as possible in our search for compromises well miss it since in that of course i also were aware that we