do now: Why did most Native Americans live in the west by the late 1800s? Describe how they got there.
803: Native Americans in the West 2/14
“Home of the free”
1600s
1607 Jamestown is founded
1830’s – Trail of Tears
The Gold Rush (1849)
1865 – Movement after the Civil War
1870’s – US Army begins war against the Indians
Reservations
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (1824-present) mediate Federal gov. and Native Americans
Boarding Schools Set up by Fed. Gov. to “assimilate” Indian children
Native American Assimilation
Native American Assimilation BEFORE AFTER
What does “Americanization” mean? Is this different or the same as assimilation?
Textbook pp. 399-402 Analyzing Visuals, p. 399 Answer questions 1-2 Analyzing Visuals, p. 401 People in History, p. 402 Answer the one question each for George Custer and Sitting Bull
How did Native Americans respond to Westward Expansion How did Native Americans respond to Westward Expansion? Describe one peaceful and one violent method? Why did they respond in these ways?