Happy Tuesday Everyone!
Yesterday, we learned what it was like to live in the West after the Civil War and why many people decided to move West. There were opportunities for a fresh start after the war, the promise/lure of gold & silver, and even adventure! The only problem with all this movement West was that people were already living on this land...the Native Americans. Let's take out our notebooks and take a few notes.
illinois.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/the-native-americans-in-the-west-1838-1900-gallery/ken-burns-the-west/
Once you are finished watching and taking notes, answer this question:
If you were living in the 17 or 1800s, how would YOU have helped the Native Americans? Use everything you've learned about Native American-U.S. Government relations to answer this question.
When you are finished, write your half-page 10 sentence Primary Source Journal Entry!
Yesterday, we learned what it was like to live in the West after the Civil War and why many people decided to move West. There were opportunities for a fresh start after the war, the promise/lure of gold & silver, and even adventure! The only problem with all this movement West was that people were already living on this land...the Native Americans. Let's take out our notebooks and take a few notes.
- Native Americans
- Last time we really discussed was in the 1820s
- Indian Removal Act
- Many tribes were moved into "Indian Territory" (Oklahoma)
- Now, many Americans wanted to move into Oklahoma
- Many tribes were moved into "Indian Territory" (Oklahoma)
- Native American tribes lived all throughout the Great Plains
- As America expanded, many resources the Native Americans relied on were gone (exp: buffalo)
- Government began to relocate N.A. to reservations
- N.A. were not fans of this change
- Little Big Horn (1876)
- Tribe of Sioux lived in South Dakota
- Gold was found
- Government reduced the size of the reservation so settlers can mine for gold
- Crazy Horse & Sitting Bull refused to listen to this so they joined forces with other tribes and ATTACKED the American army & WON!
- Government reduced the size of the reservation so settlers can mine for gold
- Gold was found
- Tribe of Sioux lived in South Dakota
- Wounded Knee
- In December of 1890 in South Dakota
- Army went in to try and disarm the Sioux on a reservation
- Massacre ensued: 200 Native Americans died and 25 U.S. Soldiers
- Indian Removal Act
- Aftermath
- The government built schools, gave land within the reservation as a way to help Native American's become farmers and citizens of the United States
- Children were sent to schools to assimilate (understand) to the American way of life
- Reservations are still around in 2020 and still Native Americans are treated poorly
- Last time we really discussed was in the 1820s
illinois.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/the-native-americans-in-the-west-1838-1900-gallery/ken-burns-the-west/
Once you are finished watching and taking notes, answer this question:
If you were living in the 17 or 1800s, how would YOU have helped the Native Americans? Use everything you've learned about Native American-U.S. Government relations to answer this question.
When you are finished, write your half-page 10 sentence Primary Source Journal Entry!