Another result of the War of 1812 was the loss of part of our history. As...

Another result of the War of 1812 was the loss of part of our history. As historian Bruce Johansen put it, "A century of learning {from Native Americans} was coming to a close. A century and more of forgetting--of calling history into service to rationalize conquest--was beginning." After 1815 American Indians could no longer play what sociologists call the role of conflict partner--an important other who must be taken into account--so Americans forgot that Natives had ever been significant in our history. Even terminology changed: until 1815 the word had generally been used to refer to Native Americans; after 1815 it meant European Americans.

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