SOCL 3510 : Spring Int. Midterm SOCL 3510
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Because in other countries people count others less than human. Therefore, they"re not in the count data for homicides. Describe the nature of the relationship between whites and native groups: in early settlement of america, we displaced native people. The pattern of interactions went like so, america made treaties and if to our benefit, we broke the treaties. In 1830 there was the indian remove act. In 1835 there was the trail of tears. When americans put them there, they realized after the fact that there was gold. Natives (cherokees) refused to move because they were tired of moving, so americans forced them to move & 15,000 natives died. Process and system of human bondage inherently violent. It was an economic incentive not to harm or kill slaves, though. Slaves were property, therefore no one wanted to destroy their property. Lynching period was fear that whites would lose their power. There was competition and with competition brings violence.
