Native Americans in the United States allied nations of the Iroquois. George Washington gave orders that made it clear he wanted the Iroquois threat completely eliminated: The British made peace with the Americans in the Treaty of Paris (1783), through which they ceded vast Native American territories to the United States without informing or consulting with the Native Americans. The United States was eager to expand, develop farming and settlements in new areas, and satisfy land hunger of settlers from New England and new immigrants. The national government initially sought to purchase Native American land by treaties. The states and settlers were frequently at odds with
History of the Chinese Americans in Chicago 26th Street. As of 1995 almost 35,000 Chinese lived in Chicago, and 10,000 Chinese Americans lived in the area holding the Chinatown. The origins of ethnic Chinese Chicagoans include native-born Chinese as well as immigrants from Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, and also racially mixed Chinese. Around 1995 many new immigrants were from agricultural and blue collar working classes and from better educated professional classes. The Chinese American Museum of Chicago is in Chinatown. Chinese American Service League is in Chinatown, Chicago. As of 1995 Chicago had four daily Chinese newspapers. Chinese-Americans who were bilingual in Chinese