1. Western Expansion and Conflict: The Texas Rangers & American Indians
Wayne Davidson M.Ed
Da Vinci School for Science and the Arts

2. Conflicts on the Frontier
Settlers moving westward
Movement onto American Indian lands
Frontier settlers ask for government assistance

3. Conflicts on the Frontier
Federal government responsible for Indian conflicts
Contradictory policies
Infantry troops no match for expert horse riders

4. Conflicts on the Frontier
Gov. Wood calls out the Texas Rangers
Rangers had horses
Rangers so effective they were paid by the federal government

5. Conflicts on the Frontier
The Colt Six-Shooter gave Texas Rangers a powerful advantage in battles against the Comanche and Kiowa.

6. Establishing Frontier Forts
Federal government established a line of forts

7. Establishing Frontier Forts
Forts protected settlers and travelers
Especially important after discovery of gold in California
Army abandoned forts as settlers pushed past them

8. Establishing Frontier Forts
Fort Worth was abandoned by the army after settlers moved past it, deeper into the frontier

9. Establishing Frontier Forts
Forts were ineffective because:
They were too far apart
They had too few troops
They had too few supplies
Settlers continued settling too far past them.

10. The Reservation Policy
Reservations-areas of land set aside for American Indians
Many Plains Indians continued to live outside reservations
Conflict continued

11. The Removal of Texas Indians
Settlers living near reservations claimed Indians stole
Formed vigilante groups
Indians removed to Indian Territory (Oklahoma)

12. The Removal of Texas Indians
Robert S. Neighbors-U.S. Indian agent who disagreed with federal policy.
On September 14, 1859 he was shot and killed because of his support for the Indians by a total stranger.
Robert S. Neighbors

13. The Removal of Texas Indians
Alabama-Coushatta—Indians whose right to remain in Texas was recognized by the state government
Aided during the Texas Revolution

14. The Removal of Texas Indians
Alabama-Coushatta Reservation
Kickapoo Reservation
Tigua Reservation
Locations of Texas Indian Reservations