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Minority Groups

Minority Groups. Sahana Venkatesh Ryan Phillips Andrew Galamb. Native Americans. Oldest Minority Group U.S Took Away Native American Land for Westward Expansion U.S Put Native Americans on Reserves, Where they lost their Land and Rights

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Minority Groups

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  1. Minority Groups SahanaVenkatesh Ryan Phillips Andrew Galamb

  2. Native Americans • Oldest Minority Group • U.S Took Away Native American Land for Westward Expansion • U.S Put Native Americans on Reserves, Where they lost their • Land and Rights • After the Dawes Act of 1887, the Federal Government Started • Focusing On Assimilating Native Americans into Mainstream Life • Other Civil Rights Like Hunting Whales and Tax Free Casino’s Are • Highly Debated

  3. Hispanic Americans • Largest Minority Group • Over 4,600 elected Hispanic Officials • Voting Rights Act of 1965 gave Hispanic • Americans the right to vote

  4. Asian Americans • Fastest Growing Minority Group • During WWII, More Than 1,000 Japanese Americans • Were Put in Internment Camps • Korematsu V. Us Said the Camps Were Constitutional • Congress has made some amends to the Japanese American Community

  5. Arabic Americans • 1.2 Million People Have Arabic Ancestry in the U.S • Since 9/11, Arabic’s Have Seen an Increased Number of Bias-Related Assaults • After the 2001 Attack, More Than 1,200 Arab’s Were Detained as a Threat to National Security

  6. Quiz Time 1. True or False: Hispanics are the second largest minority group. 2. True or False: Korematsu v. Us declared internment camps Unconstitutional. What were the two major ways the U.S dealt with Native Americans? What major incident happened to increase bias-related assaults?

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