Sociology

Running head: SOCIOLOGY
Sociology
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Question 1
a.
The colonizers of America were Columbus and his thirty-nine crewmembers. The people
who were colonized were the natives as well as the naïve Arawaks.
b.
The colonizers of America stressed upon the acquisition of land from the natives and
accentuating their colonial expansion. On the other hand, the colonizers harbored the perspective
that they were pleasing the masters by providing them food and shelter.
Question 2
Two examples of ethnocide are:
a) In 1614, the Archbishop of Lima had issued an order to prohibit the natives from
practicing their ethnic and traditional songs.
b) In 1625, a judge in Guatemala had adopted measures to prohibit the native Indians
from practicing their traditional dance (Gage, 1991).
Two examples of genocide are:
a) Mass extinction took place in the Bahamas where the population reduced from 3
million to 300.
b) Mass extinction also took place in the case of the Incas.
Question 3
The Europeans learnt about the democratic from of governance and the notion of self-
government from the native government.

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b.
The native people would like the right of exercising their authority and freedom over the
lands. They would also prefer to restore the right to form self-governments. They would also
prefer to restore the right to exercise their cultural practices.
Question 4
King George III’s Royal Proclamation said that all the lands lying west to the river
sources shall be reserved for the native Indians.
b.
After 1763, the British used the treaties to extricate land from the native Canadians after
paying certain amount to the natives.
After 1763, the crown representatives were sent to Canada to make the natives agree with
the treaties.
Question 5
The cases of Lubicon, the Haida and the Mohawaks had in common the factor of
resistance posed by the natives of the respective areas. In addition to this, they also shared the
common idea of voicing their opinions about their own needs and recognition. The three
strategies are: a) by raising money to move to the court b) establishing an office c) participation
in negotiation
Question 6
The pillar of colonialism is grabbing the land. This refers to the colonial practice of
forceful capture of the land belonging to the natives. This had robbed the natives off their rights