Kayla Reed HIS 200 7-1 Discussion Historical Complexity PDF

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7-1 Discussion: Historical Complexity The statement "In preparing for the Cherokee removal, state and federal officials were motivated solely by desire to seize the natives' land" does not present a full picture about the event. A more accurate statement that represents the complexity of the Historical event would be “In preparing for the Cherokee removal, state and federal officials were motivated by mostly by economic and political advancement in their desire to seize the natives’ land. I chose these revisions as the U.S.’s seizure of Native land was economical due to the soil quality of the Cherokee territory and how it was perfect for cotton. Cotton was fast becoming the cash crop to grow at the time of the land disputes. Another motivating factor for the removal of the Cherokee nation is that gold was found in their territory. It was beneficial to not only the settlers, but the American government for the gold to be mined. I am currently looking at my topic “Irish immigration in the 19th Century and it’s major factors” through an economic, political, and social lens. I was curious to know what caused the mass diaspora of Irish immigrants to leave their homeland for America in such record numbers. When reading one mainly sees information about the potato blight and how that led to the Irish Famine. I wanted to know it there were more contributing causes that came into play. Another lens that would be beneficial to look at would be through a cultural lens. How did a mass exodus of almost 2 million people, not including the individuals who also died from the Famine, affect Irish culture in the years to follow?...