Chapter 14 (417-430)

 It makes me angry that the Russians went into America and used brute force to gain allegiance from the native people of the land. They had their lives all set up and were doing fine with the systems they had created on their own. Not only did the Russians come in and stir up the natives' customs. They also demanded tribute from them. This could be payed in cash, kind by native americans. This was completely unfair to the native people, first they are invaded and then they are forced to give their hard earned money to the tyrants. Thats like someone coming in your house taking over and then making you continue to live there and pay them what you earn for the rest of your life. There is no way that make sense. They were only able to do this because they were so technologically advanced. From siberians, they demanded furs. Especially the rare sable fur. Siberians have had these furs their entire existance and all they have know is how to use them sparingly so when they were forced to produce mass quantities of this product it was not only dangerous for the animal species but it was saddening in their culture. So many Russians came into Siberia that actually only 30% of the total population by 1720 was native Siberian.