Bell Ringer – 3/4/08 Welcome to March! March Madness (9 th ), St. Patrick’s Day (17 th ), Spring(21 st ), & Easter (23 rd) await you! Write a paragraph describing what you learned, and/or were struck by while watching last week’s portion of Roots.

American Indian Country  Most Amer. Indians lived west of the Mississippi River  Americans & the U.S. government continued to try to gain additional Indian land after the Civil War  Many Indians agreed to live on reservations where they felt safe and land was protected

Bureau of Indian Affairs  The BIA was the agency responsible for managing American Indian issues  The BIA encouraged and sometimes forced Indians to move to reservations  Promised supplies were sometimes never granted and reservation land was reduced

1891 Indian Reservation

Homework  Reach Ch 14, Sn 1 (pgs )  Answer questions 1 & 3(a,b,c) on page 441

Bell Ringer – 3/5/08 1.Why did most American Indians live west of the Mississippi after the Civil War? 2.Name one good reason and one bad reason for an Indian family to live on a reservation 3.What was the duty of the Bureau of Indian Affairs?

George A. Custer  U.S. General  Led an attack on the Sioux Indians with 600 tired Army soldiers. The Sioux Indians killed all of his men within one hour (1876)  The shock of this defeat led the U.S. to increase relocation of Indians to reservations

Assimilating American Indians  Many Americans viewed assimilation (cultural absorption) into “white America” as the only long-term way to Indian survival  Children forced to attend American schools to learn English; families forced to learn farming

Partner Activity – Indian Battles Complete the chart with 1-2 other students using pages Who was Involved? DescriptionResult Sand Creek Massacre Battle of Little Bighorn Ghost Dance Wounded Knee