The First Americans M. Snipp

Page 1: Title and Publication Information

• Title: Race, Class, and Gender An Anthology

• Authors: Margaret L. Andersen (University of Delaware), Patricia Hill Collins (University of Maryland)

• Publisher: Wadsworth Cengage Learning

• Edition: Eighth Edition

Page 2: Copyright Information

• Copyright Year: 2013, 2010

• All rights reserved; reproduction without permission is prohibited.

• ISBN-13: 978-1-111-83094-6

• ISBN-10: 1-111-83094-0

• Overview of content sections, including important articles on race, class, and gender.

Page 3: Overview of Indian Removal and Historical Context

• Topic: The First Americans - Removal and Assimilation

• Historical events leading to the forced migration of American Indian tribes post-1812.

• The role of treaties in land relinquishment and political changes in Indian-American relations.

• Statistics highlighting population decline due to disease, warfare, and genocide — from millions to 250,000 by 1890.

Major Concepts

• Indian Removal Act of 1830:

  • Mandated removal of eastern tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River (Indian Territory).