Bell Ringer Use Note Sheet 28 “Mining and Ranching” and also the daily warm-up Questions

Native American Conflict; Note Sheet page 27 Plains Indians Native American Conflict; Note Sheet page 27 Daily Objective: Describe how Indian life on the Great Plains was transformed between 1850-1900.

Plains Indians Lifestyle 1. Nomadic (roam, follow herds) 2. importance of the horse and buffalo 3. communal living (shared) common use of the tribe’s land Tribes: Sioux, Lakota, Cheyenne, Apache, Nez Perce

American Interests Mineral Wealth (gold/silver) -transcontinental railroad building (Massacre of the buffalo herds) - Wheat farming potential (Homestead Act)

-Indians forced onto reservations: could not leave to hunt buffalo Indian Restrictions -Indians forced onto reservations: could not leave to hunt buffalo -gov’t payment and supplies were not delivered as promised- starvation was common -Indian Uprisings -Dakota Uprising, 1862 Demanding timely food/ or hunt

-Massacre at Sand Creek, 1864 Early Conflicts -Massacre at Sand Creek, 1864 over 200 women and children killed by troops -Fetterman’s Massacre, 1866

-Gold found in the Black Hills Indian Wars -Gold found in the Black Hills -Army sends George Armstrong Custer to protect Am. interests -Little Bighorn, 1876 Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull lead warriors to defeat Custer and all his men in less than 20 minutes

-Led by Chief Joseph, they refused to go to reservation Indian Wars con’t -Nez Perce Indians, 1877 (Oregon/Washington) -Led by Chief Joseph, they refused to go to reservation -chased by the Army for over 1000 miles until captured -”I will fight no more forever”

Assimilation -”Century of Dishonor” by Helen Hunt Jackson Book that told of all the broken promises by the govt to Native Americans -Dawes Act passed, 1887: broke up reservations into individual plots; forcing them to farm (ended tribal communal ownership of land) 160 acres to each family (Ex. Of gov. policy of assimilation) ASSIMILATE: Native American’s must give up their cultural beliefs and way of life and become part of white culture; become AMERICAN

End of the Indian Lifestyle 1. Assimilation (list examples) 2. destruction of the buffalo: Railroad companies hired hunting parties to kill buffalo William Cody “Buffalo Bill” killed 4,800 bison in 8 months Killed the main source of food, clothing and shelter of Plains Indians

-Ghost Dance Movement: trying to bring back their way of life End of the Indian Wars -Ghost Dance Movement: trying to bring back their way of life Dance was outlawed -Wounded Knee, 1890 massacre of several hundred unarmed Sioux significant because: -Indian Wars and Plains Indians era comes to an end; Indians will fight no longer; go to reservations

The Sand Creek Massacre and Battle of Little Big Horn The Little Big Horn 1876 Sand Creek 1864 Wounded Knee 1890 The battles of Sand Creek, The Little Big Horn and the final battle at Wounded knee ultimately resulted in the submission of the most fierce Indian tribes of the west.

Class Activities Continue Watching Bury My Heart and Wounded Knee Movie Update Ch. 26 Vocabulary Homework due Wednesday= read Ch. 26 pg. 612-624 and outline EACH section heading with at least SIX facts

Native American Conflict; Note Sheet page 27 Plains Indians Day 2 Native American Conflict; Note Sheet page 27 Daily Objective: Describe how Indian life on the Great Plains was transformed between 1850-1900.

Bell Ringer Use Note Sheet 27 “Plains Indians” and also the daily warm-up Questions

Impact of Western Expansion DBQ Working in Partners: Analyze each document and fill in the chart relating to the following prompt: To what extent did western expansion affect the lives of Native Americans during the period 1860-90 and evaluate the role of the federal government in those effects.

Homework Finish outlining Ch. 26 pg. 612-624 Update Ch. 26 Vocabulary (brief matching quiz THURSDAY)