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The French Fur Trade
When the French first entered North America, their primary focus was on gaining wealth through the fur trade. They viewed Indians as trading partners, as […]
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The Inka Empire
When the Spanish under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrived in Peru in 1532, they encountered the Inka empire. With a population of about 8 […]
Nor’Westers and Indians in the Columbia Plateau
The fur trade was an important part of the economic history of North America and incorporated American Indian economies into a larger world economy. Furs […]
Indian Affairs During the Coolidge Administration
With the sudden death of President Warren Harding in 1923, Calvin Coolidge became the 30th President of the United States. While the Harding administration was […]
A Friend to the English in 17th Century Connecticut
In 1842, the monument for Mohegan leader Uncas was completed in Norwich, Connecticut. Historian William Leete Stone traveled from New York City to speak at […]
The Puget Sound War
In 1855, concerned about a potential Indian uprising, American settlers in the Puget Sound area of Washington formed four companies of soldiers. One of these […]
A Chief’s Journey
During the nineteenth century, particularly during the early part of the century, part of the American policy regarding American Indian nations was to invite selected […]
The Mysterious William Weatherford, Creek War Leader
In 1813 a civil war broke out within the Creek Confederacy. There were two factions among the Creeks: the Red Sticks (called this because their […]
The Migrations of the Crow Tribes
When the first American explorers and fur traders began to move out onto the Northern Plains following the Corps of Discovery (i.e. Lewis and Clark) […]
“The French and Indian War”
The Seven Years War (1756 to 1763) is sometimes called the First World War because it involved so many different countries and was global in […]