Running head: HISTORY OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE History of the Indigenous People in the US Name Institution Course Instructor Date 1 HISTORY OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 2 History of the Indigenous People in the US Question 1 The United States enacted policies aimed at seizing land from the natives and expand its power throughout the world. The US government employed the military to crush the indigenous people in the country as well as other countries that were regarded as a threat to the US global dominance. The government seized the native land from Indians during the 1800s through wars and policies such as the Homestead Act of 1862 (Dunbar-Ortiz, 2014). The natives were subjected to terrible brutality by the US Army that was deployed to seize land occupied by indigenous people. The government also implemented policies to assimilate the natives and minorities in the US. The US government also initiated numerous military interventions in such as the Philippines, Mexico, and Cuba among others to topple regimes that were unfriendly to the US. The US also established several colonies such as Alaska, Guam, and Puerto Rico where it established military bases. The US Expanded its influence throughout the world by expanding its naval capabilities. The section that stood out most is how the US government subjected the natives to great suffering by confiscating their land, livestock, and burning shelters. The natives discriminated, oppressed, and neglected to the extent accessing ba ...
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