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A twenty page paper which looks at an excerpt from Smith’s ‘Historical Account of the Expedition against the Ohio Indians’ and analyses his commentary with reference to the cultural and religious practices of the Native population in relation to that of the white settlers, his assumption of superior civilisation on the part of the whites and the way in which similar attitudes can also be seen in other multi-cultural situations such as the relationship between the English and the Irish and the constraints of the slave-owning plantation society.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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20 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JL5_JLSmith.rtf
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civilisation on the part of the whites and the way in which similar attitudes can also be seen in other multi-cultural situations such as the relationship between the English and
the Irish and the constraints of the slave-owning plantation society. Bibliography lists 5 sources. JLSmith.rtf "W. Smiths perceptions of Indian and White Culture in the 1700s" Research
Compiled for Enterprises Inc By , January 2013 To Use This Report Correctly, Please "When they once
determine to give life, they give everything with it, which, in their apprehension, belongs to it."
In the first essay, the student is required to closely analyse a particular section of Smiths account which could be seen as representing
a central feature not only of the way in which the captives were treated by the Indians but also of the Indians way of life as a whole. From this
quotation it is possible for the student to deduce a number of elements pertaining both to the way in which the Indians perceived other people, and also the way in
which Smith and his contemporaries perceived the Indians.
For example, the student could note that Smith deliberately uses the phrase in their apprehension to make it clear that the way in which the Indians view a
situation may not be the same as the way in which white people might view it; they sees certain things as belonging to life which may or may not coincide
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