Westward expansion: social and cultural development | AP US History | Khan Academy

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After the Civil War, westward expansion continued to increase, as migrants moved to the west in search of economic opportunities. In this video, Kim Kutz Elliott discusses the social and cultural effects of increased migration to the west, including expansion's impact on indigenous people and the environment.

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[chissstardestroyer]

Basically, the Amerindians should be classified as "Conquered Peoples" for a more accurate breakdown of their situation; their nations have indeed been annexed, fully and completely... and many have been assimilated into US society.

[TheRanger-hvbo]

Deberé pausar el vídeo cada que no entienda una palabra nueva ... Pero valdrá la pena :')

Sin embargo esperaré con ansias los subtítulos

[chissstardestroyer]

The US Army also recruited many prisoners from the Confederacy to fight the Amerindians; it makes sense to recruit POWs to fight for your nation: they have the skills, and if you can be certain that they won't have to fight their former colleagues, then they're almost immune from being hanged as traitors.

[drfatimah]

Please keep posting on medicine channel too