The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided free federal land, was to a) a)encourage settlement of the West b) b)set up reservations for Native American Indians c) c)establish land-grant agricultural colleges d) d)assist in the construction of transcontinental railroads UNIT 3 EXAM- NEXT WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22 ND AFTER YOU ANSWER THE BELLRINGER FINISH 3D- WEST USING HANDOUTS IN FOLDER ON TURN IN TABLE

 Step 1: Open to your Unit 2 Binder Check List (Yellow) Step 2: Use your test results to complete the MIDDLE column on the Learning Target Chart using the chart to follow Step 3: Make a goal and say how you will meet that goal for Unit 3 exam Unit 2 Test Analysis

 Test Corrections! – You can do them at home now!! Use your Learning Target chart Exam column Any Learning Target your received a “1” or “2” you will need to write 1 paragraph showing that you can master that learning targets content. Example: If the target says…”I can compare and contrast the two Reconstruction Plans.” You need to write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the 2 Reconstruction Plans. Incorrect responses receive no points Responses need to be detailed to receive points. Can use internet, textbook, notes, etc. Turn in before next Unit exam to the drawer and receive credit back on test Test Corrections

Learning Targets U3T9 - I can describe the US government’s policy toward Native Americans (in late 19 th century) U3T10 - I can describe the events that impacted Native Americans, and their reactions.

 The “Indian Wars”  After the Civil War, the U.S. engaged in many armed conflict with Native Americans west of the Mississippi.  Causes of conflict  Removal policy  Reservation policy  Land President Rutherford B Hayes admitted in 1887, “Many, if not most of our Indian Wars have had their origin in broken promises and acts of injustices on our part.”

 Battle of Little Bighorn  Usually, Native Americans were defeated by the superior numbers and weapons technology of the United States Army.  However, a famous Native American victory occurred at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana.  General Custer attacked 2,000 Indians w/ only a few hundred soldiers (who all perished)

  Read the Textbook passage and answer the accompanying questions  Read document A and B and answer the accompanying questions.  Timed-Pair-Share  Question: Did you find bias in any of your readings?  Response time: 30 seconds (use one sentence from the readings to prove your answer) Reading Activity

 So what really happened? TextbookDoc ADoc B

 The Last Battle: Massacre at Wounded Knee 300 men, women, and children Lakota were brutally murdered by the American government. It was the last violent encounter between the American gov’t and Native Americans

  Native Americans resisted reservation lifestyle since the Indian Removal Act  The Ghost Dance – ritual to call in ancestors and get rid of the white man  Seen as resistance by Am. Gov’t What Caused Wounded Knee Massacre?

 Gov’t Policy #1 Carlisle School BEFOREAFTER What stands out to you most in this image?

 Gov’t Policy #1 Carlisle School Apache Native Americans Before Apache Native Americans After

  Native American boarding school located in Pennsylvania where Native Americans were forced to participate in American culture  Goal: “kill the Indian, save the man”  Assimilation: the absorption of a people into the dominant culture Gov’t Policy #1 Carlisle School

  Distributed land to individual Indians on reservations rather than to tribes  Discouraged tribal culture - encouraged assimilation  They could farm or sell the land  This change eroded a cornerstone of American Indian culture- the belief that land could not be bought or sold New Gov’t policy #2- The Dawes Act

  Pg. 66 of Atlas  Shade in lands held by Indians.  Color in corresponding box on the map key.  Pg. 64 of Atlas  Draw train routes on your map handout (use symbol from map key)  Add cattle trails (use symbol from map key)  Pg. 68 of Atlas  Add 4 gold mines to your map handout (use symbol from map key) Nystrom Map Activity

  Choose a side: Indians, settlers, ranchers, miners, railroad owners, or government troops.  Choose 1 location on the map you created.  Write a persuasive letter to the state or territorial government explaining why you feel you are entitled to use or settle this land. Writing Time

  Complete all questions on your exit slip paper – make sure they’re detailed enough to receive full credit! Exit Slip