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Impact of Westward Expansion on Native Americans
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Impact of
Westward Expansion
on Native Americans
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson purchased the Lousiana territory from France, doubling the size of the United States.
Reduction of
Native American Lands
By the mid-1800s, millions of Americans had migrated westward in pursuit of wealth and opportunity.
Reduction of Native American Lands
1840-1859
What is ceded land?
Why is the Western region (aka the Rocky Mountains) of the United States largely unceded?
1860-1879
It's 1860. Which state has entered the Union?
More and more land in the Western region is being ceded to the United States. Why?
1880-1972
What's happened to Native American lands 20 years after the Civil War ?
Present Day
The Native American lands existing today...
It is estimated that the Native American population has decreased by __________________ because of the diseases brought by Europeans
Disease
A. 1/8
B. 1/6
C. 1/4
D. 1/2
1/2
Population Collapse
As more and more settlers moved westward, tensions increased between the settlers and Native Americans.
Relations between Native Americans and Settlers
Technology
Native Americans who inhabited the Great Plains relied on _____________ to sustain their way of life.
Native Americans who inhabited the Great Plains relied on _____________ ...
Native American relationship with the Buffalo
Settlers treatment of Buffalo
Settlers treatment of Buffalo
What Happened to the Bison?
It is estimated that 25-30 million bison roamed the wild in the 1500s.
By the late 1880s, fewer than 100 bison lived in the wild.
What Happened to the Bison?
RAILROADS
RAILROADS
- DISRUPTED the land bison grazed on
- TRANSPORTED bison in large numbers
- HELPED hunters target bison
As railroads continued to extend westward, settlement on Native American lands increased.
The Homestead Act
Provided __________ acres of land to settlers who were...
THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN (1876)
The Battle of Little Bighorn took place June 25, 1876.
George Custer led 700 men in an attack against the Plains Indians, who were led by several major leaders, including Crazy Horse.
The battle was an overwhleming victory for the Lakota Sioux.
George Custer
Crazy Horse
THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN (1876)
Shortly before the battle, Sitting Bull had a vision of a major Native American victory.
The Battle of Little Bighorn was the last victory for the Native Americans.
Sitting Bull
THE BATTLE OF WOUNDED KNEE (1890)
Also called the Wounded Knee Massacre
The Massacre took place on December 29, 1890 near Wounded Knee Creek on the Latoka Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
While US Cavalry troops were disarming the Lakota Sioux in the camp, the troops began firing on them.
More than 150 Lakota men, women, and children perished.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Assimilation
Culture
Before Boarding School
After Boarding School
TOM TORLINO
Assimilation
BOARDING SCHOOLS
Native American children were sent to boarding schools, where they were forced to leave behind their cultures, to be educated and assimilated into American society.
Native American children were sent to boarding schools, where they we...
They were prohibited from seeing their families, wearing traditional cloth...
They were prohibited from seeing their families, wearing traditional clothes, and speaking their native language. Their names were also westernized.
DAWES ACT of 1887
Individual Native Americans were given plots of land
an attempt to:
- assimilate Native Americans
- allocate Native American land settlers moving westward
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Forcibly relocated Native American groups in the southern United States to federal territory to the West.
Native American Reservations
As soon as a valuable natural resource was discovered in Indian territory, the Unit...
As soon as a valuable natural resource was discovered in Indian territory, the United States would break the treaty they signed with Native Americans and force them to relocate.
A Trail of Broken Treaties
Life on the Reservation
Reservation
Land reserved for Native Americans.