Essay #1 HIST 1302 Spring 2023 During the time period before and after the Civil War, there were many up and downs for multiple groups of people. Through the many challenges that they faced, they assisted in growing America into the place that it is today. Immigrants, Native Americans, Black Americans, and American Women faced many challenges, some of them had faced similar problems, and some had circumstances that were uniquely difficult. Immigrants were in search for one thing: a better life. They faced many problems before they immigrated to America and during, but they were a big part of what changed America. They were trying to escape bad governments, violence, and religious prosecution. There were many groups of people that immigrated and faced challenges. These groups included; Mexicans, Chinese, …show more content…
This was a problem because many people had the opinion that Native Americans were in the way of settlement. Native Americans faced many problems with the government brutally forcing them off of the land that they knew and claimed. There was a lot of problems between them and migrants because what land truly belonged to the Native Americans or what the government would allow them was unknown. They were challenged by many acts of violence from the military and migrant groups which created violent acts from both sides. Many wars and fights broke out in order for them to keep what was rightfully theirs. Even things such as the transcontinental Railroad created challenges for them because it restricted their land even more. Through the violence of these events, many Native Americans were held captive and even died. Not only did they face having to fight for their land, and being taken away from it, but they also faced my injustices such as people wanting to destroy their culture and change them