Western Frontier!!!
Why did Americans migrate west? Manifest Destiny! Remind us of what that means, please. Homestead Act of 1862 http://youtu.be/yxaJY8UZxn4 Discovery of gold Mining, Ranching, Farming QUESTION: How are all of these goods making people any money? How am I selling my cattle if I am a rancher in the middle of nowhere? (HINT: This is review from our last unit!) Railroads are EVERYWHERE! The whites settlers come flooding in!
Native American Response Remember the Indian Removal Act of 1834? Treaties ignored by all--- film clip! But first: be ready to: Give 2 options that Native Americans had since treaties were being ignored. http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/native-americans-conflict-conquest-and-assimilation-during-the-gilded-age.html#lesson Move to new reservations, flee to Canada or Mexico, or fight Indians decide to fight Doc break!
Why were the plains Indians defeated? Out-numbered Superior technology Destruction of the Buffalo FILM CLIP!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPzeY9itfLE What might be some reasons why the buffalo were so important to Native Americans? The Buffalo was at the core of the Plains Indians’ lives. Film Clip!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkDqzpNsg6U
The Aftermath: America faces the horrors of the Indian wars The Dawes Act of 1887- Assimilation