Unit 2: Westward Expansion

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia 1831

Advertisements

WHAT WAS THE U.S. POLICY TOWARD NATIVE AMERICANS BEGINNING IN 1830? WHY DID PEOPLE SUPPORT THIS POLICY AT THE TIME? Today’s objective is to develop answers.

Westward Movement Explain how territorial expansion and related land policies affected Native Americans, including their resistance to Americans’ taking.

Indian Removal The Big Idea President Jackson supported a policy of Indian removal. Main Ideas The Indian Removal Act authorized the relocation of Native.

Native Americans & White Settlers As the U.S. expanded west, settlers wanted the Native American lands, and the Native Americans didn’t want people taking.

Painted by Robert Lindneux in Indian Removal Timeline 1785 First treaty between Cherokee and United States, established peaceful relations

Andrew Jackson (Indian Policies)

In your notebook respond to the questions using these pictures. 1.What first stands out to you in the images? 2.What appears to be happening? 3.If you.

Chapter 11 Section 2 Conflicts over Land

INDIAN REMOVAL IN THE UNITED STATES. Americans wanted to move west into Native American land.

Chapter 11 Section 2 Conflicts Over Land. “Five Civilized Tribes” Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, Choctaw Lived in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,

Indian Removal Act Jackson’s “solution”. Native Relations 2 approaches 1)Displacement and Dispossession Take their land and possessions 2) Conversion.

Chapter 6, Section 4 Indian Removal p Despite a Supreme Court ruling in their favor, Native Americans of the Southeast are forced to move.

Cherokee Removal. A little background 2 approaches to the Native American Issue --Assimilation OR Removal In the 1790s the federal government recognized.

Andrew Jackson and Indian Removal

Trail of Tears 1838.

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY Key events of Andrew Jackson’s Presidential Term.

Learning Target I can identify the effects of Native American policies on Native American Tribes and Westward Expansion I can use historical evidence to.

Trail of Tears Image 1 :

Aim #26: To what extent was Jackson responsible for the Trail of Tears? Do now! Read “The Cherokee Nation’s Appeal to the American people” and the excerpt.

The Native American Experience Some info from

Grab a Movie Worksheet and Read Over Hand in Remittance Point Packets with name on them onto Front Table Warm Up.

TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT Civilization Means Native Americans would become farmers Would convert to Christianity Own individual land Learn to read and write.

Indian Removal.

Five Civilized Tribes Cherokee-Ga Creek –# of unified tribes all over South Choctaw- Mississippi Chickasaw-KY, TN, MS, AL Seminoles- Florida.

Native American Removal. Native Removal many supported removing Native Americans  For years, many supported removing Native Americans  About 100,000.

Reading Like a Historian: Indian Removal

Warm – Up: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. What do you think is the connection between cotton, slavery, and Indian Removal? Homefun.

Read pages , “Indian Removal Act” in your regular textbook. What was the Indian Removal Act? Law and policy of forcing Native Americans to move.

Indian Removal Map Activity

Indians in America.  Since 1600, white settlers had pushed Native Americans westward as they took more and more of their land.  By the 1820s, about.

Native American Policy

12.2 Indian Removal Main Idea During Jackson’s presidency, Native Americans were forced to move west of the Mississippi River. Why It Matters Now This.

Elections Native Americans The Bank State Relations Firsts 1pt 1 pt

Opposition to Jackson led to the formation of the Whig Party and the return of the two-party system.

Andrew Jackson and Native Americans

Chapter 12, Lesson 2 Conflict Over Land.

A Changing Nation Section 4: Indian Removal

Indian Removal Map Activity

The Trail of Tears 1838.

11/10 I can explain whether Andrew Jackson was a Democratic President for the people, or an Authoritative President who did whatever he wanted.

“The lessons that lie along the Trail of Tears are more than a chapter in a history book. They are the lessons that teach future generations to celebrate.

Conflicts Over Land Section Two.

Indian Removal and the Treaty of New Echota

Growth in Georgia.

Indian Removal Map Activity

“The Trail on Which They Wept”

Section 2-Polling Question

Andrew Jackson and Indian Removal

Unit 2: Westward Expansion

Indian Removal.

Unit 2: Westward Expansion

The Age of Jackson, : Indian Removal

Jacksonian Democracy and Indian Removal

Two ideas among Whites about how to deal with the Indian “problem”

Indian Removal Act. Indian Removal Act Andrew Jackson defends the removal policy, 1830 Chief John Ross letter 1835 Sequoyah Letter from John Burnett–

Unit 7: Westward Expansion

Reading Like a Historian: Indian Removal

Do Now Using your notes and prior knowledge, Find three examples of how the U.S. has either had conflict or change because of expansion in the.

The Indian Removal Act of 1830

Westward Expansion and American Indians in Georgia

Chapter 12 Lesson 2 Conflicts Over Land.

Conflicts Over Land Section Two.

Indian Removal Act Trail of Tears

“The Trail Where They Cried”

Write on the following:

Indian Removal.

The Trail of Tears 1838.

Reading Like a Historian: Indian Removal

Presentation transcript:

Unit 2: Westward Expansion 10.5.18

When You Finish: Turn it in to me Turn your Oregon Trail journal in to the box Get out your coloring map & wait patiently 

Color & label your map

The Native American “Problem” 2 ideas: Civilization or Removal Civilization: Native Americans would become farmers; Christians; own individual land; learn English; & be American Removal: civilization would not work, find land in the West to settle Native Americans

The Native American “Problem” Washington wanted civilization solve the “Indian problem” by civilizing & assimilating them 1820s, racial categories evolved meant that whites would never accept Native Americans as equals Jackson elected in 1828 favored removal George Washington and his administration pushed for civilization, thinking that they could solve the “Indian problem” by civilizing the tribes and assimilating them into the states. The next 6 presidents followed suit

Manifest Destiny 1830: Congress passes the Indian Removal Act Georgia decides to take over Cherokee land 1831: Cherokee win case in Supreme Court; Jackson ignores ruling Jackson supported the state of Georgia’s decision to take over Cherokee land.

Indian Removal Act 1833: small group of Cherokee sign the Treaty of New Echota Not leaders of the Cherokee Nation 15,000+ Cherokees—led by Chief John Ross—protest Congress ignored, ratified the treaty in 1836

Indian Removal Act Cherokee given 2 years to move voluntarily 1838: only 2,000 had; 16,000 remained U.S. sent in 7,000 troops & force Cherokees out

Why was the Indian Removal Act passed? Use the documents to answer the questions. You may work with a partner Ask me for help if you need it!