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To some Americans, the childhood rhyme “in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue” summarizes the depths of their knowledge of America’s discovery and foundation. While many people both today and in the 19th century acknowledged that a group of people called the Native Americans, not Columbus and his men, were the first ones to set foot on American soil, the Native Americans throughout history have been treated with little respect and tolerance by different groups …

…lifestyle,” it could be stated that they forced changes on the Native Americans’ lives with the intentions of benefiting the Indians. On the other hand, it could be stated that the white settlers saw tremendous opportunities to benefit financially from the bountiful natural resources and their quest for power and control drove them onward. Regardless of the colonists’ reasons, their attacks and broken promises left a portion of Native Americans without land, family, and dignity.