{"id":3009,"date":"2020-09-23T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T04:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=3009"},"modified":"2020-09-23T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T04:00:13","slug":"blog-post-5-9-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2020\/09\/23\/blog-post-5-9-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post 5 (9\/22)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In chapter 7 \u201cAs Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs\u201d of Zinn\u2019s book the author focuses on describing how indigenous people of colonial America were mistreated through the westward expansion. I was always aware of how badly indigenous people struggled as America was always described to me as \u201cthe stolen native land\u201d. Western immigrants and Andrew Jackson did horrifying murders and were disturbing to me. However, what I am really shocked about was not the struggle of the indigenous people but to see how lots of Americans are not aware of this part of the history as a lot of Americans believe that westward expansion was one of the best things that happened and they still view Jackson as a great president.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jackson supported the cultural belief of the manifest destiny which implanted the idea that American settlers are more superior and were destined to expand the lands and move North towards Canada and Florida. Jackson was described to be a \u201cland speculator, slave trader, and the most aggressive enemy of the Indians\u201d. He killed many people and justified it by the idea that Americans were biologically more fit to live in these lands than the indigenous people; he wanted to completely remove the natives from this land. Such actions had an effect that lasted until nowadays in terms of associating indigenous people with negative stereotypes and not recognizing native tribes or giving them their rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In chapter 7 \u201cAs Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs\u201d of Zinn\u2019s book the author focuses on describing how indigenous people of colonial America…<\/p>\n

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