1. 5-1 Cultures Clash on the Praire

2. The Culture of the Plains Indians/Settlers Push Westward
What were the characteristics of the Plains Indians culture?
How did the culture of white settlers differ from that of the Plains Indians?
Why did settlers continue to push westward?

3. The Govt Restricts Native Americans/Bloody Battles Continues
How did the govt. attempt to deal with the growing conflict between Native Americans and white settlers?
Why did the Black Hills become a contested territory between Native Americans and whites?
What were the consequences of the defeat of General Cluster’s forces?

4. The Govt supports Assimilation/Battle of Wounded Knee
What was the Dawes Act and what goal did it seek to achieve?
Why was the destruction of the buffalo so detrimental to the Native American way of life?
What were the causes and consequences of the Battle of Wounded Knee?

5. Cattle Becomes Big Business
What influences did Spanish ranchers have on the American cowboy?
How did the growth of railroads and cities impact the cattle business?
Where did the Chisholm Trail run?

6. A Day in the life of a Cowboy/The End of the Open Range
How did the ordinary cowboy’s life differ from the popular conception of it?
What was the long drive?
What factors helped bring an end to the open range?

7. Honors (Paragraph Summary)
Pg. 211 Making Inferences
Why do you think the assimilation policy of the Dawes Act failed? Support you opinion with information from the text.

8. Terms and Names Define: Treaty of Fort Laramie Assimilation Dawes Act
Longhorn
longdrive