Native American Conflict in the West

Knights Charge 2/4 What Would You DO?? A man comes to your house and tells you that you had to leave because they were planning to build an amusement park where your house is located. The man who tells you this also stresses that they have a place for you to stay and remark that others in your neighborhood will be joining you in a new development. Keep in mind, that your great grandfather built that house and every generation of your family lived there. They tell you if you do not move by the end of the month, you will be arrested and placed in jail. What would you do?

Westward Expansion and the Native Americans As Americans were moving west, conflicts arose between Native American tribes and white settlers over land The US government made attempts to move Native Americans onto reservations Reservations- land set aside for Native Americans Many Native American tribes resisted

The Beginning of the Indian Wars As tension escalated, the US government declared war on the Sioux tribe in 1862 The Sioux rebelled by attacking US property

Sand Creek Massacre In response to Native American attacks, a Colorado militia attacked an unarmed Plains Indian camp at Sand Creek Despite the camp’s signal for peace, the militia killed many of the camp’s men, women, and children

Sand Creek Massacre Massacre An interpreter living in the village testified, "THEY WERE SCALPED, THEIR BRAINS KNOCKED OUT; THE MEN USED THEIR KNIVES, RIPPED OPEN WOMEN, CLUBBED LITTLE CHILDREN, KNOCKED THEM IN THE HEAD WITH THEIR RIFLE BUTTS, BEAT THEIR BRAINS OUT, MUTILATED THEIR BODIES IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD."

The Battle of Little Big Horn Group of 600 US troops led by General George Custer decided to attack the Sioux in present-day Montana Group of 3,000 Sioux led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull killed Custer and all his men

Wounded Knee Massacre After the loss of many Indian leaders, Native Americans’ ability to resist diminished Another massacre at Wounded Knee signaled the end of the Native American resistance in the Great Plains

Chief Joseph and the Nez Pierce Attempted to lead group of refugees away from reservations Led them on a 1,300 mile trek to Canada Surrendered just short of his destination saying “I will fight no more forever”

Assimilation The US Government encouraged Native Americans to assimilate to white culture Assimilate- to become a part of another society or culture

Dawes Allotment Act Reservation system was an overall failure Each Indian family was granted 160 acres of land and would live separate from their tribe Government was Native Americans to become farmers Intended to seep up assimilation

Helen Hunt Jackson Wrote A Century of Dishonor She wrote about the broken promises made to the Indians in America

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