1. Why did Texas not want to RATIFY the 14th Amendment ?
WARM-UP 3/21
Why did Texas not want to RATIFY the 14th Amendment ?

2. Chapter 16 “WAR ON THE FRONTIER”

3. Main Idea: Because few troops guarded the frontier line, more conflicts erupted between Native Texans and Texas settlers.
European Immigrant Family
Native Texan Family

4. 2 Cultures ClasH Texas continued to expand it’s territory WEST!
Built Towns
Built Communities
Native Texans who lived or hunted on this land felt anger towards these settlers.
Their way of life was destroyed
They were forced off the land that provided food
AS A RESULT… The NATIVES FOUGHT BACK!!!!!

5. Buffalo Soldiers (AFRICAN AMERICAN TROOPS)
ROLE IN FRONTIER CONFLICTS:
Guarded Forts
Scouted
Mapped
Built Roads
Patrolled the Frontier
Protected Settlers from native raids

6. ROLE IN FRONTIER CONFLICTS:
TEXAS RANGERS
ROLE IN FRONTIER CONFLICTS:
Patrolled the frontier
Stopped Cattle theft along the borders

7. The END OF THE BUFFALO
Question: Why did the Government encourage the killing of Buffalo? Answer: They hoped that killing Native Americans’ primary food source would force the Natives onto reservations. They would starve to death if not.

8. Quanah & cynthia ann parker
Quanah Parker- Last chief of the Comanche's.
Strongly opposed the settlement of West Texas.
Forced to a reservation
Promoted education, ranching, and farming.
GREAT LEADER !!
Cynthia Ann Parker- mother of Quanah Parker.
Captured by Comanche's as a child and adopted their culture.

9. Henry O. Flipper MULTICULTURAL CONNECTIONS:
Read pg. 352 Caption (Henry O. Flipper)
Who?
What?
Why?

10. Assignment Read pg. 348 “Cynthia Ann Parker”. ½ page summary
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