1. Warm-ups (Ch.7 – 09/13)
In 1849, miners discovered a precious substance in California: gold. Within a year, prospectors flocked to California determined to strike it rich.
QUESTION: Write a paragraph explaining that you have “gold fever” and are headed to California to make your fortune.

2. Conflict with Native Americans
Chapter 7, Section 2

3. Life of the Plains Indians
Buffalo – used every part
Farmers, hunters and gatherers
Horses – trading and raids
Nomads – people who travel from place to place (followed food source)
Warrior societies

5. Indian Wars Causes of Clashes
Native American traditions: land was sacred
Settlers felt justified in taking land b/c they could make it productive

6. Indian Wars The Sand Creek Massacre, 1864 kill up to 500
2.Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876
Custer’s Last Stand
200 soldiers killed including Custer
3.The Battle of Wounded Knee, 1890
Sitting Bull killed – 200 Sioux

7. Government Policy Making Treaties Produced misunderstandings & fraud
basically took land w/o asking
Most “Chiefs” didn’t know what they were signing
Widespread corruption
Placed Indians on reservations
Indian react with frustration and anger

8. The Sand Creek Massacre, 1864

9. Custer's
Last Stand

10. The Battle of Wounded Knee, 1890

11. New Policies Attempts to change their culture
Assimilation: the process by which one society by adopting its culture
Dawes Act: divided reservation land into individual plots ( In hopes, to make families self-supportive, create pride and ownership.)
PROBLEM: Most reservation land was unsuitable for farming! Most Indians had no interest or experience in farming

12. Indians
“Americanization”

14. What do the above pictures indicate?
Dawes Severalty Act
Assimilation
American
Citizenship Act
1924
Warm-up
What do the above pictures indicate?

15. Buffalo Exterminated

16. Opening Indian Territory
April 22, 1889
Oklahoma Land Rush: Settlers rushed at the sound of a bugle to find a piece of land
Boomers: settlers who staked claims
Sooners: people who sneaked by the government officials to stake their claim

17. Native Americans See: -
Pioneers see: -
Expansion