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Informationen zum Autor Patrick LeBeau Klappentext Major help for American Indian History term papers has arrived to enrich and stimulate students in challenging and enjoyable ways. Students from high school age to undergraduate will be able to get a jump start on assignments with the hundreds of term paper projects and research information offered here in an easy-to-use format. Users can quickly choose from the 100 important events, spanning from the first Indian contact with European explorers in 1535 to the Native American Languages Act of 1990. Coverage includes Indian wars and treaties, acts and Supreme Court decisions, to founding of Indian newspapers and activist groups, and key cultural events. Each event entry begins with a brief summary to pique interest and then offers original and thought-provoking term paper ideas in both standard and alternative formats that often incorporate the latest in electronic media, such as iPod and iMovie. The best in primary and secondary sources for further research are then annotated, followed by vetted, stable Web site suggestions and multimedia resources, usually films, for further viewing and listening. Librarians and faculty will want to use this as well.With this book, the research experience is transformed and elevated. Term Paper Resource Guide to American Indian History is a superb source to motivate and educate students who have a wide range of interests and talents. The provided topics typify and chronicle the long, turbulent history of United States and Indian interactions and the Indian experience. Zusammenfassung Major help for American Indian History term papers has arrived to enrich and stimulate students in challenging and enjoyable ways. Coverage includes Indian wars and treaties! acts and Supreme Court decisions! to founding of Indian newspapers and activist groups! and key cultural events. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction 01. Smallpox Among American Indians 02. Early Explorers and Early Conquest, 1535-1540 03. First European Settlements and Indian Revolt, 1565-1598 04. First Significant English and French Settlements, 1607-1620 05. Pocahontas, 1607 06. Massasoit, Pilgrims and the First Peace Treaty, 1621 07. Powhatan War in Virginia, 1622-1644 08. Pequot War, 1637 09. Iroquois Wars, 1638-1650 10. Metacoms (King Philips) War, 1675-1676 11. Pueblo (Pops) Revolt, 1680 12. Abenaki Wars in Maine, 1675-1748 13. Carolina Indian Wars, 1711-1716 14. The Natchez Massacre, 1729 15. Albany Congress and Plan of Union, 1754 16. French and Indian War, 1754-1763 17. The Royal Proclamation and Line of 1763 18. Pontiacs War, 1763-1766 19. Treaty of Fort Stanwix, 1768 20. The Quebec Act, 1774 21. Lord Dunmores War with the Shawnee, 1774 22. The Boston Tea Party, Mohawks and Tammany and 1773 23. Sullivans Destruction of the Iroquois, 1779 24. The Treaty of Greenville, 1786-1795 25. Indians and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 26. American Indians and the U.S. Constitution, 1787 27. The Treaty of New York, 1790 28. Indian Trade and Intercourse Act(s), 1790-1834 29. Treaty of Canandaigua, 1794-1795 30. The Louisiana Purchase, 1803-1830 31. Tenskwatawa and the Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811 32. The Death of Tecumseh and the Battle of Thames, October 5, 1813 33. Creek, or Red Stick, War, 1813-1814 34. Sequoyahs Syllabary, 1821 35. Johnson v. MIntosh, 1823 36. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 1824 37. The Cherokee Phoenix, 1828-1834 38. Indian Removal Act, 1830 39. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 1831 40. Worcester v. Georgia, 1832 41. Black Hawk War, 1832 42. The Cherokee Trail of Tears, 1838-1839 43. Seminole Wars of 1817-1858 44. Stand Watie, Confederate Cherokee, 1861-1865 45. Santee (Dakota) Sioux Uprising, 1862 46. The Long Walk of the Navajo, 1863-1868 47. Ely S. Parker, 1863-71<...
