Westward Expansion Unit 2 Lesson A SS.912.A.2.7 Native Americans Westward Expansion Unit 2 Lesson A SS.912.A.2.7

Bell Ringer Quotations from The Trail Where They Cried "No eastern tribe had struggled harder or more successfully to make white civilization their own. For generations the Cherokee had lived side by side with whites in Georgia. They had devised a written language, published their own newspaper, adopted a constitution, and a Christian faith. But after gold was discovered on their land, even they were told they would have to start over again in the West." ~ The West, a documentary by Ken Burns and Stephen Ives Explain how the American government did not honor efforts of the Cherokee to assimilate into American culture? Next get out three sheets of paper and make a Cornell Note guide with your name, date [09/09/2016], and period at the top. Make a summary box and question box.

Introduction Video Dawes Act—Are Native Americans truly ‘Free’ of the Reservation System https://youtu.be/eKze102dlPg

Vocabulary Plains Indians Transcontinental Railroad Assimilate Term Meaning/Identify Significance Frontier Reservation an area of land reserved for tribes of Native Americans Signed treaty… tribe promised not to go beyond the borders Plains Indians Transcontinental Railroad Assimilate Allotments Homesteading Buffalo Soldier Homestead Act Reservation System Frontier

Demonstration of Chunking Decimation of the Buffalo Travelers west were encouraged to kill any buffalo they encountered. Buffalo robes became fashionable in the East, so profit-seekers slaughtered thousands of bison simply for their hides. Others shot them for sport, leaving their remains for the local vultures. People told to kill buffalo Buffalo hide was popular in the east Thousands killed leaving the meat (caucus) to waste

Reading Strategy: ‘Chucking’ “Chunking the text” simply means breaking the text down into smaller parts.  rewrite “chunks” in your own words… paraphrased text is used to evaluate students’ understanding and reading ability Each group will write a copy of their paraphrased notes on the whiteboard & discuss findings All other students are to copy the notes to use as their study material Ask questions and discuss your opinion about the material presented

Reading Strategy: Decoding Strategies Circle words that are unfamilar Use context clues to help define Loot up the meaning of unknown words. Write synonyms for these new words in the text. Underline important places and people to identify. Read aloud Read multiple times

Answer Essential Question Using two to three facts for the presentations, answer the essential question How did westward migration change the Plains Indian’s way of life?