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American identity has been created by many events throughout the course of history. This country was founded on the clashing and mixing of many different cultures and lifestyles. One of the most important periods of time for this country was during the period of ....

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.... the Irish” (Takaki, 28). To the English the Irish represented a lower and uncivilized class of people, a group that the English considered to be beneath them. This association was the beginning of creating an “Indian Race.” The Indians were different then Irish in they had a reddish tint to their skin. This was important because this lead further to their separation by their color. The Indians were further looked at as savages based on their culture. “They were seen as incapable of becoming civilized because of their race” (Takaki, 36). This thinking lead to the belief that the Indians were worthless and simply impeding the spreadin ....