Westward expansion Week 4 part 2 American Indians Westward expansion Week 4 part 2

Reasons for expansion New beginning for newly freed African Americans Land ownership Wealth made from mining gold/silver Reasons for expansion

American Indians struggle – Effects of westward expansion Loss of homeland because of broken treaties Forced to relocate from tradition lands to reservations Reduced population through warfare and disease Changes to life style; forced assimilation American Indians struggle – Effects of westward expansion

Some go peacefully Chief Joseph – leader of the Nez Perce “I will fight no more forever.” Saved his tribe though it meant living on a reservation Some go peacefully

SITTING BULL-LAKOTA SIOUX Battle of Little Bighorn; defeated General Custer Led his people across the plains for four years to avoid angry soldiers Eventually forced onto reservations Many still feared his power Killed when being arrested by government soldiers

GERONIMO-APACHE leader Apache relocated to Arizona reservation Revolt and flee to Mexico Stage raids against incoming white settlers Wanted to avenge murder of wife and children Eventually captured and sent to prison Stories of his life retold; his name becomes synonymous with bravery

A fight for tribal lands Battle of Little Big Horn Battle of Wounded Knee Battle of Little Big Horn – Sitting Bull: A victory for the Lakota and Custer’s Last Stand Battle of Wounded Knee – The end of conflicts between American Indians and the US Military Fought in the Midwest and Rocky Mountain Regions A fight for tribal lands

Assimilation – become part of mainstream American culture Living on land not wanted by settlers No buffalo hunting Attempting to farm otherwise dry wasteland Children taken and sent to boarding schools Reservation life