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What Was Going On Historically in The U.S. and How It Affected My Family

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What Was Going On Historically in The U.S. and How It Affected My Family

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In America, the colonies were just now being set up. This was a very exciting time for the immigrants from the "Old World". However, it had a very negative impact on the Native Americans. The Natives were being forced of of land they had inhabited for thousands of years, being exposed to new diseases, and being killed my European soldiers and civilians. Because of the immigration of these people, tribes were killed off at rapid speeds, corralled into tiny areas of land that would later still be taken from them, and put through both physical and emotional trauma for pretty much their whole lives. Here is a video on the immigration of Europeans to America affected the Native Americans. This could have affected Christan personally, as he may have had to fight Native Americans himself. However, I also have Native American ancestors who were alive during this time who more than likely had to deal with this issue directly.

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How did Westward Expansion affect the Native Americans

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During this time in the world, there were many physical obstacles. From disease ridden lands and rough ocean seas, there was always the possibility for disaster. However, there weren't always just physical obstacles. Christian had left all he ever knew and was going into the seemingly unknown. Both of his parents were dead and he had no woman to accompany him. He was pretty much all alone, embarking on a dangerous journey which may not even work in his favor which can have a pretty big impact on someone emotionally.

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On my mom's side of the family, I was able to trace them back to Germany. Sometime during the 1700's, Friedrich Priber and his wife Anna Dorthea Bergmann's son, Christian Gottlieb Priber, immigrated to America. There, he settled down in Virginia of British Colonial America. During this time frame, both of his parents had most likely passed away already, so he really had nothing for him in Germany. There was also promise of great fortune in America which may have also influenced his decision to leave Germany. Since it was towards the beginning stages of Colonial America, Christian most likely came here by ship.