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How race came to be a defining element of American identity

Race became a defining element of American identity, blacks and whites are the two major races that are present in the United States. Whites were the European colonialist who came to colonize the natives who were the Indians. The Europeans make the whites. The blacks came in as slaves from Africa and when slave trade was establishes they had already settled so they. The northern reo of America was known as Ohio country.

There were a lot of disputes concerning the land which took place in the 17th century that involved the Native American tribes with the Great Britain and France. Pontiac rebellion was also part of the rebellious group that fought in the place. In the long run the native won and Ohio became part of the United States. The Pontiac’s were helped by Paxton boys uprising movement fighting against the Indians so as to clean up the race in the United States

Ways in which native history was taken and used by Americans

During the creation of United States, the natives were considered semi-independent in a way and they lived in some sort of communities which were separate from the settlers. Federal government brought them to the laws of the land by signing treaties to recognize these native nations. All the natives were granted United States citizenship so as to make them part of the society. They are the sole source of the type of government running in the United States

Buffalo bill

He was an American hunter, scout and a showman. He was born in lowa and lived in Toronto for some years before going to the Midwest. His relevance in the American west was his buffalo bills world west he brought up the company and made it among the best in the united states, united kingdom and Europe at large

Reference

Carter, R. (2002). Buffalo Bill Cody. The Man Behind the Legend. Wiley. P.512. ISBN 978-0-07780-0.